I, too, thank Special Representative Staffan de Mistura for his very helpful briefing this morning. Let me also take this opportunity to thank him and all those who made the Council’s mission to Afghanistan possible: the members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA); the Go…
I should like to welcome you, Sir, as you preside over today’s debate. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to the delegation of Mexico for having taken up the very important issue of the rule of law. We are also grateful to the Deputy Secretary-General and to Ms. Patricia O’Brien, L…
This is the fourteenth 90-day report in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of resolution 1737 (2006). The report covers the period from 5 March to 28 June 2010, during which time the Committee held no meetings but conducted its work using the silence procedure.
At the outset, I would like to recall t…
On behalf of the delegation of Japan, I would like to express my appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for having convened this meeting.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. For at least those 1…
I should like to thank Judge Robinson, Judge Byron, Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Jallow for their useful briefings on the completion strategies of their respective Tribunals. I extend our appreciation to all the judges, prosecutors and staff of the Tribunals for their efforts to ensure the fa…
I too would like to extend a warm welcome to you, Madam President, and to thank you for personally presiding over this important debate. It is a great pleasure to discuss the issue of children and armed conflict under your presidency. I would like to pay special tribute to the Government of Mexico a…
I would like to thank President Mbeki, Mr. Menkerios, Mr. Gambari and Mr. Bassolé for their insightful briefings. It is a rare and valuable opportunity for the Council to be briefed by the four main players collectively working for peace in the Sudan. Today’s briefings showed clearly that each speak…
Japan voted in favour of resolution 1929 (2010). I would like to explain the reasons for Japan’s support for this important resolution.
The Iranian nuclear issue has been a source of serious concern to the international community since Iran’s extensive nuclear activities were revealed in 2002. The …
Japan would like to welcome the report presented by the Secretary-General (A/64/735). We should be proud of ourselves for the progress we have made in our global effort to fight HIV/AIDS. We welcome the positive impacts that have resulted from the fact that antiretroviral therapy coverage in develop…
I should like to welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey at this very tragic meeting. We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her presence and the Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing.
The Japanese Government is shocked to learn what took …
I would like to welcome Prime Minister Hariri as he presides over today’s Council meeting and to thank him for his very insightful statement. Japan congratulates Lebanon on having organized this discussion on an important topic.
Intercultural dialogue is an essential tool for conflict prevention, c…
At the outset, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr. Haris Silajdžić, and to thank him for his statement made this morning. My appreciation also goes to High Representative Valentin Inzko for his comprehensive
briefing.…
I would like to thank President Guelleh for his briefing. We recognize that Djibouti has a significant geopolitical and strategic role to play in the Horn of Africa region. The Government of Japan has been engaging in anti-piracy activities in that area, deploying two naval vessels and two P-3C mari…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Foreign Minister Jeremić of Serbia and Foreign Minister Hyseni of Kosovo.
Japan highly values the contributions made by the United Nations…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Ould Abdallah for his briefing and exemplary work as Special Representative of the Secretary-General. I also welcome the presence of and briefings by Mr. Abdurahman Ibrahim of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) and Commissioner Lamamra.
A firm commi…
I would like to thank the Chairs of the Council’s three counter-terrorism-related Committees for their briefings on developments during the past six months. I would also like to pay tribute to the dedicated work of the Chairs and of the respective expert groups.
Terrorism continues to constitute on…
I, too, would like to express my delegation’s congratulations to you, Mr. President, for assuming the presidency for the month of May. I am also grateful for your kind words addressed to the Japanese presidency for the month of April. I would like to join my colleagues in thanking the High Represent…
Let me express my appreciation for the convening of this special meeting
on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day. According to the Japanese non-governmental organization Earth Day Japan, 36 events have been organized today all over Japan to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Earth …
The most important event in the field of development this year is the high-level plenary meeting to be held in September, which will focus on the review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The plenary will provide us with our best chance to galvanize the political will necessary to achieve t…
We applaud the initiative of Gabon to convene this debate on the issue of illicit arms trafficking in the Central African region. We welcome the presence of Deputy Secretary-General Migiro, Mr. Costa and Mr. Duarte. We also welcome the Secretary General of the Economic Community of Central African S…
