I, too, would like to thank Mr. Alain Le Roy for his very useful briefing this morning. I am also grateful to Ambassador Tanin for his statement affirming the very strong determination of his Government to build a stable and democratic Afghanistan.
I would also like to begin by welcoming the appoin…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I add my voice to yours in thanking Ambassador Araud and the French delegation for their excellent work during the month of February.
I have the honour to present the report of the 1737 Commit…
We appreciate the effort of the Secretary-General in preparing the report (A/64/651) on this matter. We take note of the ongoing investigation of the Government of Israel and of the process that has been initiated by the Palestinian side. Japan decided to support resolution 64/254, just adopted, bec…
I would like to congratulate France on taking the initiative to organize a briefing on transnational organized crime as a threat to peace and security. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General and Mr. Antonio Maria Costa for their helpful briefings.
The international commu…
I would like to congratulate Ms. Ameerah Haq on her first briefing to the Council in her new capacity as Special Representative. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres, Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, and to thank him for his statement.
We are very…
At the outset, I would like to express my deep appreciation to the Secretary-General, the two Under-Secretaries-General and the three heads of very important missions for their informative briefings and lessons learned.
I also pay tribute to France for its very important initiative. United Nations …
I, too, would like to extend a warm welcome to the Foreign Minister, His Excellency Mr. Kanat Saudabayev, and to thank him for his useful briefing on priority issues for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). As an OSCE partner for cooperation and a good friend of Kazakhstan…
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on the situation in the Middle East. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his comprehensive briefing.
We very much regret that we have yet to see the resumption of ne…
I thank Special Representative Zannier for his very helpful briefing. I also wish to extend a warm welcome to President Tadić of Serbia and to Foreign Minister Hyseni of Kosovo, and to thank them for their statements.
At the outset I wish to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General and to M…
At the outset, I, too, would like to express my deep shock and sorrow over the serious devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti. I recall that, last year, one of the highlights of the Council’s work was a visit to Haiti, and we were really impressed by the leadership of Hédi Annabi and his team…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the five new Council members among us. I would also like to commend you, Sir, and the Chinese delegation on your assumption of the important post of the presidency for the month of January. Allow me also to express our deep gratitude to Ambassador Kafando and h…
First of all, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the President for convening today’s meeting to discuss one of the most important items on the General Assembly’s agenda, the revitalization of its work. I would like also to thank the Co-Chairs of the previous Ad Hoc Working Group on the r…
At the outset, I would like to express the appreciation of the Government of Japan for the leadership of the President of the Assembly in advancing the discussion on counter-terrorism. I also extend our sincere gratitude to Ambassador Momen of Bangladesh for his extraordinary contribution and effort…
Japan joined in the adoption of resolution 1907 (2009) because it respects the initiative by African countries to contribute to stability in the Horn of Africa, including the situations in Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea. It is Japan’s conviction that disputes should be resolved and conflicts settled …
It is a pleasure for me to have had the opportunity today to meet and speak in person with so many leaders of small island developing States (SIDs) with which Japan has created partnerships in a wide range of fields. Once again, I wish to pay a deep tribute to the organizers of this High-Level Revie…
On the occasion of this important meeting today, I express my heartfelt appreciation to you, Sir, for your leadership.
At present many species on Earth, which has sustained life for more than four billion years, are dying out and biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate. Currently, swath…
Japan strongly supports the Kimberley Process. We appreciate the role of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in helping to ensure the effective implementation of Security Council resolution 1459 (2003) to combat trafficking in conflict diamonds and establish a mechanism for the prevention of …
I would like to make a statement on the agenda item “Global health and foreign policy” on behalf of the Government of Japan. First, my Government would like to express its appreciation for the note by the Secretary-General entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strategic opportunities and chall…
This is the twelfth 90-day report to the Security Council in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of resolution 1737 (2006). The report covers the period from 10 September 2009 to 10 December 2009, during which time the Committee held no meetings but conducted its work using the silence procedure.
On …
I should like to applaud the initiative of Burkina Faso to organize today’s debate on drug trafficking as a threat to international security. I should also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General and Mr. Antonio Maria Costa for their statements.
Drug trafficking poses a serious threat…
