I would like first to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council for this month of July. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General, his Special Representative Ms. Coomaraswamy and the Executive Director of UNICEF, Mr. Lake, for their comprehensive brie…
I would like to thank Special Representative De Mistura for his very comprehensive and informative briefing. I would also like to express my gratitude to all the men and women of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) who have demonstrated a deep commitment to fulfilling this v…
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 on the developments during the last six months.
Japan welcomes the recent remarkable progress in the field of counter-terrorism. Yet the de…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate on the protection of civilians. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos, Under- Secretary-General Alain Le Roy, and Assistant Secretary-General Ivan Šimonović for their briefings.
First, allow me to empha…
Japan voted in favour of the draft resolution on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations. Japan welcomes the development of the European Union under the Treaty of Lisbon, as Japan and the European Union are global partners that jointly engage on global issues.
Japa…
It is my great pleasure to address the General Assembly under the presidency of His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss during this debate on the report (A/65/701) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the report of the Secretary- General (A/65/353) on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). I would like to expre…
At the outset, I wish to express my deep appreciation for the words of condolence and support expressed by the members of the Council for the people of my country, Japan, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese Government is making its utmost efforts to address the challenges …
In May, the General Assembly elected the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to membership in the Human Rights Council. Japan is deeply concerned about the gross and systematic violations of human rights currently being committed by the Libyan Government. On that basis, Japan co- sponsored resolution 65/265 susp…
I would like to begin by extending a very warm welcome to His Excellency Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão of Timor- Leste, as well as to thank him for his statement. I would also like express our appreciation to Ms. Ameerah Haq for her briefing to the Council in her capacity as Special Represen…
I would first like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura for his very comprehensive and informative briefing. I would also like to express my gratitude to the men and women of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), who have demonstrated a …
Japan welcomes the adoption of resolution 1964 (2010). Paragraph 3 of the resolution states that the Security Council notes the recommendations on Somalia of the African Union and that the Council underlines its intention to review the situation for further decisions on the African Union Mission in …
At the outset, I would like to express Japan’s sincere appreciation for the tremendous efforts by Austria, in its capacity as Chair of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals, which have crystallized into the resolution we have just adopted on the residual mechanism.
The establishment…
I thank you, Madame President, for the opportunity to give my views on the subsidiary bodies that I have chaired. I shall try to be brief in order to promote the effectiveness of the
Security Council. I briefed the Council in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution …
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Madame President, for representing the United States and for the strong initiatives you have continued to take to combat sexual violence in armed conflict — initiatives that have now produced another action-oriented resolution, one which Ja…
I would like to thank His Excellency President Mkapa, Chair of the Secretary- General’s Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan, and Under-Secretary-General Le Roy for their insightful briefings. I would also like to extend my appreciation to the Honourable Mutrif Siddiq, State Minister for Humanitarian…
I take the floor in connection with resolution 65/131. Japan welcomes its adoption and applauds Belarus, Russia and Ukraine for their efforts to promote its adoption. As one of the principal contributors to the efforts of the international community to minimize and mitigate the consequences of the C…
Allow me at the outset to join others in expressing our tribute to Ambassador Holbrooke. He was the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the late 1970s and had many friends in Japan. He was very highly regarded.
At the outset, I would like to pay tribute to the Honoura…
My delegation is grateful for the report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (A/65/82). Because of the priority it attaches to human security, Japan has a special interest in the protection and empowerment of vulnerabl…
I would like to deliver to the Security Council the sixteenth 90-day report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of resolution 1737 (2006). The report covers the period from 16 September to 9 December 2010, during which time the Committ…
