I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important debate on Afghanistan. I also thank Mr. Haysom and Mr. Fedotov for their briefings. I take this opportunity also to pay tribute to my long-time friend, Ambassador Zahir Tanin of Afghanistan, who is leaving us very soon, for his g…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Four (G-4) countries: Brazil, Germany, India and Japan. We are very satisfied to be here to witness the adoption of the important landmark decision 69/560, on the reform of the Security Council.
This is not another business-as-us…
At the outset, we have much sympathy for the legitimate concerns raised by the Group of 77 and China. However, Japan deeply regrets that resolution 69/326 was put to a vote. We place great importance on the effective functioning of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/United Nations Popul…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the General Assembly, for convening today’s meeting to adopt resolution 69/315. My delegation wishes to join others
in welcoming the imminent adoption of the historic document entitled “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sus…
I thank you very much, Madam President, for convening this open debate. I listened to your statement with great interest. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The international community today sees regional organizations playing significant roles in ensuring international peace and …
At the Security Council’s Arria formula meeting on climate change last month, many countries, including Japan, pointed out that climate change can act as a threat multiplier to natural disasters and other phenomena, especially for small island developing States (SIDS). For example, the rise in sea l…
Japan welcomes the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda by the Assembly
(resolution 69/313, annex). I would like to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to the people and Government of Ethiopia for their generosity and warm hospitality, as well as their dedication to making the …
I wish to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing.
I would like to begin my statement by welcoming the conclusion of the final agreement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue last week, as well as its endorsement through the adoption of resolution 2231 (2015) t…
Allow me to express my gratitude to Malaysia for convening this important meeting. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his comprehensive briefing. We are grateful to him and his dedicated team for the laudabl…
First of all, I would like to congratulate the Assembly on its adoption of resolution 69/293, on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Let me also commend and thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mrs. María Cristina Perceval, Permanent Representative of Argenti…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation for your leadership, Mr. President, in convening today’s open debate. Let me also thank His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General; Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and …
I thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting. I am very happy to see you presiding over the General Assembly this morning. I would also like to express our thanks for the support we received from the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, during the process of holding the United Nation…
I thank the President for convening today’s meeting. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the situation in Nepal. And I would also like to express my gratitude
to Spain for taking the initiative, together with Nepal, to introduce the resolution just adopted (resolution 69…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on small arms and light weapons. I welcome the Secretary- General’s report (S/2015/289). I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pr…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having convened this special solemn meeting of the General Assembly.
Since this year marks the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which resulted in great sacrifices by mankind, I would like to pay most sincere tribute to all th…
I apologize for taking the floor again, but my delegation is obliged to exercise its right of reply to the statement just made by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
I shall refrain from entering into a detailed rebuttal of the statement made by the delegation of the De…
My delegation would like to exercise its right of reply in response to the statement made by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea this morning (see A/69/PV.87).
First of all, it is regrettable that a statement criticizing Japan was made given the fact that the purpose of …
At the outset, I would like to pay tribute to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II for his initiative in organizing this open debate. Its focus on the role of young people in countering violent extremism and promoting peace is timely and important. I would also like to thank Se…
I would like to thank the President for the month of April, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for convening this important meeting and take this opportunity to pay tribute to the essential role played by Jordan towards the peace and stability of the region. I would also like to thank His Excellency Se…
I would first like to congratulate Ambassador Olof Skoog, the new Permanent Representative of Sweden, on assuming the chairmanship of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2015. I pledge my delegation’s full support to the new Chair. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Ambassador A…
