At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to thank Ambassador Mansour and Ambassador Reuben for their respective statements.
As we have repeatedly stated, the only way to achieve durable peace in the Middle East is through sin…
It is my great pleasure and honour to address the Assembly today to discuss the important agenda items relating to African development.
African development is today one of the most urgent priorities for the world and for the United Nations. In May 2008, we heard the voices of Africa’s leaders at th…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Wittig, Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Permanent Representative of Germany, for their respective briefings on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict and on women’s participation in peacebuilding. Japan also apprec…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Zalmai Rassoul, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan and I thank Special Representative Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his very comprehensive briefing. I also express my gratitude to the men and women of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) who have demons…
On behalf of the Japanese Government, I wish to express my gratitude, Mr. President, for your organizing this thematic debate
to promote a fruitful discussion on counter-terrorism. I also wish to extend my appreciation to the Secretary- General for his informative and comprehensive briefing.
Terr…
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Joseph Deiss on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I also express my appreciation
to His Excellency Ali Abdussalam Treki for his efforts as President at the previous session. I should also like to express…
Today, threats to the security of human beings are diversifying, as exemplified by issues such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and acts of piracy. Furthermore, the context in which such threats originate is becoming more complex. To cut off those threats at the root, w…
At the outset, allow me to extend my deep appreciation to His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his remarkable devotion in guiding the diverse activities of the United Nations and for his report on the work of the Organization (A/65/1).
The most urgent challenge facing the United Nations…
It is an honour for me to address the General Assembly, representing my country, Japan.
Ten years have passed since the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were launched here at the United Nations. We came together under one objective — the attainment of the MDGs — and we have worked together to fi…
I would like to thank Mr. Mahiga for his first briefing to the Council as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and extend our appreciation for the very strong messages from the Foreign Minister of Kenya and the Permanent Representative of Somalia.
Japan continues to be conce…
This is the fifteenth 90-day report in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of resolution 1737 (2006). The report covers the period from 29 June to 15 September 2010, during which time the Committee held no meetings but conducted its work using the silence procedure.
I will begin by noting the follow-u…
At the outset, I would like to extend my appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mulet, head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), for his informative and comprehensive briefing. I also would like to express my respect for the men and women of MINUS…
At the outset, I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting today. I would also like to thank Mr. Le Roy and the force commanders for their useful briefings. Our thanks go to Lieutenant General Sikander Afzal, Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, Major General Moses Bisong Obi, Major General R…
I thank Special Representative Lamberto Zannier for his comprehensive briefing. I should also like to extend a warm welcome to Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić of Serbia and Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni of Kosovo.
Japan highly values the contributions of the United Nations Interim Administration Mis…
Japan appreciates the initiative that the Bolivian Government has taken, but it regrets that the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation was recognized through a vote. Japan knows that this is a profoundly important issue: since the 1990s Japan has been the world’s largest donor in the…
I too am grateful to Under- Secretary-General Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to thank Ambassador Mansour and Ambassador Shalev for their respective statements.
As all of us agree, the only way to achieve durable peace in the Middle East is through sincere negotiations in g…
I would like to thank you, Mr. Minister, and Nigeria for taking the initiative of organizing today’s open debate. I am grateful to Deputy Secretary-General Migiro and Ms. Sarah Cliffe for their respective briefings. I particularly welcome the priority the World Bank attaches to the issue of the nexu…
I would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General, Under-Secretary- General John Holmes and High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay for their statements. I pay special tribute to John Holmes for his service to the cause of humanity at the helm of the Office for the Coordination of Hum…
I, too, would like to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the
presidency, and to thank the delegation of Mexico for its excellent work in the previous month. I welcome President Boris Tadić of Serbia and to thank him for his statement. I also wish to welcome Foreign Minister Hyseni of Ko…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express our sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Treki, and facilitators Ambassador Intelmann and Ambassador Jomaa for their dedicated leadership, patience and tireless efforts, which have led us to an agreement on today’s land…
