At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the President’s leadership in convening today’s open debate. I am also grateful to Secretary-General Ban-ki Moon and the Chairs of the Council’s counter-terrorism- related committees for their respective comprehensive briefings.
We …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Like the other delegations, I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the G…
My delegation would like to make an explanation of position after the adoption of resolution 69/15.
First, I would like to express our appreciation to the co-Chairs and co-facilitators of the Preparatory Committee for their hard work throughout the process. I also extend my gratitude to the host co…
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for your leadership since you assumed the post of President in September, in steering the important agenda items before us, which include the reform of the Security Council.
Allow me to associate myself fully with the statement delivered earlier…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for presenting the IAEA’s annual report (see A/69/255). We deeply appreciate the work of the Agency to further promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and ensure non-proliferation throug…
At the outset, I would like to thank President Sang-Hyun Song for his comprehensive report (A/69/321) on the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). As my delegation has said on many occasions, Japan attaches great importance to the ICC. The Court was established to punish the most serious c…
At the outset, I would like to thank Peter Tomka, President of the International Court of Justice, for his leadership and for his comprehensive report on the work of the Court.
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan emphasized from this rostrum two years in a row, the rule of law is one of the most …
I have the great honour to speak on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group at this solemn gathering of the General Assembly to pay tribute to the memory of His Excellency Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, the late President of the Republic of Zambia.
History will no doubt remember the late President Sata as a m…
I thank you very much, Madam President, for your initiative to convene this open debate on such a timely issue.
At the outset, I should like to emphasize that the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe, places great importance on the promotion and protection of women’s rights and women’s participa…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Madam President, for your initiative in holding this debate on the working methods of the Security Council. I would also like to express my appreciation for your excellent work in your capacity as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Docu…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Argentine Republic and you, Madam President, on having taken up the important task of presiding over the Security Council in this month of October.
To save time, I will read out only a part of my statement. My full text will be distributed in the Cham…
At the outset, I would like to say that it is a great privilege for me to speak at this meeting on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) because, until very recently, I was in Tokyo and deeply involved in the question of African development through the process of the Tokyo Internation…
I would like to express my gratitude to the President of the General Assembly, the staff of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the other staff who contributed to the successful organization of this meeting. It is an honour for me to take this opportunity to review the developments since …
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of duties as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. Japan looks forward to your leadership during the current session in dealing with the challenges that the General Assembly is facing. Japan wishes…
Humankind faces serious, unprecedented crises. Now is the time for us to stand united beneath the flag of the United Nations to confront those crises together. Japan is resolved to continue to
take on great responsibility, working hand in hand with the international community.
The Government of Ja…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for this opportunity to set forth the position of the Government of Japan at this very important meeting. Today, the international community once again forms a united front to counter the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levan…
Let me begin by expressing Japan’s deepest sympathy to the families of the ever- growing number of victims of Ebola and to the people and the Governments of the affected countries. It is important to coordinate our actions at the international level in order to rapidly address this global health cri…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation for the initiative of the United States in convening today’s open debate on one of the most important crises of today: the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. Given the significance of Council resolution 2177 (2014), adopted today, Japan was …
I would like to express my gratitude to you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. At the outset, allow me to thank Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his unwavering leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. I understand that this is his last appearance in the S…
My delegation would first like to thank Mr. Seger, Permanent Representative of Switzerland, and Mr. De Aguiar Patriota, Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil, and their team for their hard work both as co-moderators of the four one-day structured dialogues on possible arrangements for a facilita…
