It is my great honour to introduce, under agenda item 75, draft resolution A/66/L.47, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Herman Schaper, Permanent Representative of the
Netherlands, and his team for having coordinated this draft re…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Chairs of the Council’s three counter-terrorism-related Committees for their respective briefings this morning.
Last year, during the 10-year anniversary of the events of 11 September 2001, a special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Comm…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for choosing this important theme for today’s open debate at the Security Council.
We cannot avoid discussing securing borders against illicit flows if we are to maintain international peace and security, because the illicit cross-border flow …
I thank Special Representative Kubiš for his comprehensive and informative briefing. I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
Japan highly appreciates the comprehensive review of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), conducted by the
Secretary-General…
It is my great pleasure to address the General Assembly at this debate on the report (A/66/675) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the report of the Secretary-General (A/66/659) on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
I would like first of all to express our gratitude to Ambassador Eugène-Richard G…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to Mr. Mariano Fernández, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), for his very comprehensive briefing. I also pay my respects to the men and women of MINUSTAH for …
I would like to begin by extending a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste, and to thank him for his very encouraging statement. I would also like to express my appreciation to Ms. Ameerah Haq for her comprehensive briefing to the Council in her capacity as Sp…
At the outset, I would like to commend your great initiative, Mr. President, to convene this plenary meeting of the General Assembly in a timely manner to address the inhumane situation in Syria. I would also like to thank High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay for her informative briefing o…
I would like, first of all, to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Baso Sangqu on his assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, as well as to extend my appreciation for South Africa’s strong initiative in convening today’s open debate on justice and the rule of law. I would also like to take…
I would first like to thank the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr. Jawed Ludin, for his participation today in the Council debate on Afghanistan and particularly for his statement. I would also like to thank Mr. Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeepin…
At the outset, I would like to commend Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos for her leadership in strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance. I also praise the efforts to that end made by humanitarian agencies, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair…
As the world faces a multitude of pressing development challenges, Japan attaches the highest importance to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In order to achieve them by the target date of 2015, the global community must demonstrate clear political will and work together with all st…
Let me first join other representatives in thanking the facilitators of the two draft resolutions (A/66/L.21 and A/66/L.22), Ambassador Henrique Rodrigues Valle, of Brazil, and Ms. Koehler, of the United States, for their tremendous work. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Ms. Holly …
On behalf of the Asia- Pacific Group, I am honoured and pleased to address the General Assembly on the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. We greatly appreciate the participation today of Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, as well as that of Ms. He…
It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly on the occasion of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. We have received significant input from two United Nations Volunteers at this commemorative meeting. The first State of the World’s Volunt…
It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly today on the report of the Secretary-General on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict (A/66/311), which was issued as a response to the independent review by the Senior Advisory Group under the able leadership of Mr. Jean- Marie Gué…
At the outset, allow me to express Japan’s gratitude to the co-Chairs of the previous Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Dalius Čekuolis, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania, and His Excellency Mr. Camillo Gonsalves, Permanent Rep…
At the outset, allow me to express my deep gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your initiative, which includes convening today’s open debate on the working methods of the Security Council — an issue on which Japan places great importance — and holding a separate and in-depth discussion in the Gener…
I thank the President for convening this important meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East in the General Assembly.
As we all know, this year marks an unforgettable milestone for the Middle East and the North Africa region, with the occurrence of a series of movements towards democratiz…
I would like to begin by warmly congratulating His Excellency Mr. Paulo Portas, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal, on presiding over the Security Council today. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Zacarias Albano da Costa, Minister for Foreign Affairs and…
