Japan appreciated the Secretary-General’s briefing yesterday in the Security Council, as well as his proposals and ideas to address the developing crisis in the Middle East region. Japan supports the Secretary-General’s ongoing good-offices initiatives aimed at defusing the crisis. The proposals lai…
I should like to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s plenary meeting. As President of the General Assembly Eliasson has continued to emphasize, reflecting the general view and sentiment of delegations, early reform of the Security Council is an essential element of our overall efforts to reform ou…
I too wish to join my colleagues in thanking Under-Secretaries-General Guéhenno and Gambari for their informative briefings on the latest developments in the Middle East, focusing on the situation in southern Lebanon.
The Middle East has seen continuing deterioration over the past several months. T…
Two days ago, in the Fifth Committee, in dissociating itself from the Committee’s recommendation to lift the spending cap by consensus, my delegation expressed its strong hope that good progress would be made and tangible results achieved on the remaining key issues of management reform, mandate rev…
I, too, should like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kane for her briefing.
The situation surrounding Palestine and Israel presents critical challenges at this time. All parties concerned must exercise the utmost restraint in order to avoid a further escalation of the situation.
Japan is deepl…
First, our appreciation goes to Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his timely briefing on the progress made and the challenges remaining in the protection of civilians in armed conflicts around the world. In addition, our deep respect goes to all peacekeepers, to the Office for the Coordination…
International law is the basis for the Security Council’s efforts to maintain international peace and security. We welcome today’s open debate to discuss the role of the Security Council in strengthening this foundation.
I would like to express my thanks to Mr. Per Stig Moeller, Minister for Foreig…
While the talks on the future status of Kosovo are drawing much of the international community’s attention, the issue of
standards implementation also needs to be closely monitored by the Security Council. We thank Mr. Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his compre…
Madame President, the Japanese delegation appreciates your convening this important meeting today on Timor-Leste — a young country struggling on its way to building a promising nation and now suddenly finding itself in turmoil. I thank Mr. Ian Martin for his briefing on the latest situation, based o…
I would like to thank the Presidents of the two Tribunals, Judge Fausto Pocar and Judge Erik Møse, as well as the Prosecutors of the Tribunals, Ms. Carla del Ponte and Mr. Hassan Jallow, for their reports to the Security Council.
Japan understands that both Tribunals have been continuing their effo…
I am honoured to have this opportunity to speak before the General Assembly.
I dream of a world free of HIV/AIDS. I believe that dream is shared by all the world leaders assembled here today. At this moment, many people all over the world are struggling to live with HIV/AIDS, and many doctors, nurs…
Allow me to express my deepest sympathy and condolences to the Government and the people of Indonesia as well as to the families of those who were killed or injured in the devastating earthquake which hit the southern coast of Java on 27 May.
I thank the respective Chairs of the three counter- terr…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting and guiding our deliberations.
Japan commends the Government of the Sudan and the Minnawi faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) for their courageous decision to sign the Abuja peace agreement. I would like to pay tri…
My delegation supports the commitment of the Secretary-General to reform the Organization so that it can better respond to current needs and make the Organization a more effective, efficiency and accountable one. We have actively and constructively participated in the discussion on his report entitl…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this public meeting today on the situation in Timor-Leste, as the mandate of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) nears its end. We are very pleased by the presence in this Chamber of the Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste, Mr. Ramos-Horta, and…
Twenty years ago, the world witnessed one of the most terrible accidents in history. The Chernobyl accident was a horrendous tragedy because of the direct human cost, the large tracts of land poisoned, the scale of displacement of the population, the loss of livelihood and the trauma suffered by the…
Japan voted in favour of, and welcomes the adoption of, the resolution on Western Sahara, which extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara for another six months. Given the importance of the role that the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy are playin…
In the weeks following the elections in Palestine and Israel, the prospect of peace
and the peace process in the Middle East have been facing complex challenges, which require delicate handling and the utmost restraint on both sides if a further dangerous deterioration of the situation is to be avo…
I too thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his comprehensive briefing on the latest developments in the Middle East situation.
Peace and the peace process in the Middle East now face a new and truly challenging phase with the latest political developments in both Palestine and Israel. In t…
The delegation of Japan warmly welcomes the presence of the President-elect of the Republic of Haiti, Mr. René Préval, in this Chamber today, and we express our sincere congratulations to him on his election.
Today’s debate provides a timely occasion to discuss how the United Nations and the intern…
