I offer sincere prayers for the victims of the devastating floods and express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families. I also extend Japan’s sympathies to all those affected by the disaster. We express our profound respect for the relief efforts undertaken by the Government of Pakistan, othe…
We thank the Secretary- General for his reports (A/64/84, A/64/327 and
A/64/331) and commend the Emergency Relief Coordinator and humanitarian organizations, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their efforts to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian assistanc…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of December. We are grateful to Ambassador Mayr-Harting and his team for their excellent presidency in November.
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Moreno- Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International C…
Let me first join other delegates in thanking the facilitators of the two draft resolutions, Ambassador Henrique Valle of Brazil and Ms. Holly Koehler of the United States, for their tremendous work. I also wish to thank all Member States that worked together during informal consultations on the dra…
At the outset, let me join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for December. We are grateful to Ambassador Mayr- Harting and his team for the excellent leadership with which they successfully conducted the work of the Council in …
Japan welcomes this opportunity to address the General Assembly on the situation in the Middle East.
For Japan, relations with the Middle East have always been a matter of the highest priority. We have been making serious efforts to enhance our ties with the region through cooperation in various fi…
I too would like to thank Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz for his presentation of the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (S/2009/444).
I am very pleased that the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has continued to make steady progress during its third year. Under the able leadership of Chairman Muñ…
At the outset, I too should like to join my colleagues in extending a warm welcome to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr. Nikola Špirić. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its election to members…
On behalf of the Government of Japan, it is my great pleasure and honour to address the General Assembly under the presidency of Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki. My delegation would like to express its gratitude to Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for the in-depth repo…
On behalf of the Government of Japan and the other sponsors, I have the distinct honour to introduce draft resolution A/64/L.61, entitled “Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome”.
The sponsors of this draft resolution are Armenia, Austria, Australia, Afghanist…
I would also like to thank Special Representative Mr. Ould Abdallah for his introduction of the Secretary-General’s report, and his very helpful briefing this morning.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia continues to pose a serious threat affecting one of the most important international transport rout…
As the host country of the United Nations University headquarters, Japan welcomes the adoption by consensus of resolution 64/225, which enables the United Nations University to expand its activities by granting advanced academic degrees. The United Nations University postgraduate programme will cont…
It is a great honour to deliver a statement on behalf of the Government of Japan following the adoption of resolution 64/222 on the
Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation. Japan has recognized the value of South-South cooperation and actively…
Let me express my deep gratitude to Ambassador Carsten Staur of Denmark and Ambassador Paul Badji of Senegal for the leadership and great skill which have led us to a consensus on the adoption of resolution 64/184.
Ensuring the success of the High-level Plenary Meeting is a priority for Japan. The …
We have explained our position many, many times, as well as when we exercised our right of reply today, and do not intend to do so again. However, we have to put it on record that we cannot accept the baseless allegations, full of insulting language, made by the representative of the Democratic Peop…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for convening today’s debate. I also wish to join previous speakers in thanking the respective Chairs of the Council’s three counter-terrorism Committees for their briefings on developments during the past six months.
Terrorism con…
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to exercise our right of reply. My comments are related to the statement by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
It is regrettable that we have to respond to what the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sa…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening this plenary meeting to discuss matters of great importance to the United Nations: the reform of the Security Council and the annual report on the work of the Security Council (A/64/2). I also wish to extend my appreciation to Ambassador Thomas …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. I would also like to congratulate Austria on its leadership in promoting the cause of the protection of civilians. In addition, we are grateful to the Secretary-General; Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affair…
My delegation would like to make a general statement on draft resolution A/64/L.14, entitled “The Alliance of Civilizations”. Japan appreciates the efforts and commitment of Spain and Turkey in presenting this concise draft resolution on the Alliance of Civilizations, which promotes greater understa…
