I have asked to speak to put on record the position of Japan in abstaining in the vote on draft resolution A/49/L.9.
As indicated last year and the year before, Japan has some doubts as to whether a discussion at the United Nations General Assembly can actually be conducive to resolving, in a const…
I should like to make a brief statement on agenda item 20 now before us, "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee," and then introduce a draft resolution on the agenda item, which has already been circulated as document A/49/L.4 dated 18 October 1994…
Land-mines are one of the most troubling problems confronting the international community in this post-cold-war period.
It is reported that the number of mines deployed is increasing by 500,000 to 1 million each year, and that they kill more than 800 people every month, while mine detection and cle…
It is my great honour and privilege to be allowed to introduce the draft resolution commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the operations of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on behalf of its many sponsors. In addition to those whose names appear on the draft resolution, I am pleased…
While we joined in the adoption without a vote of draft resolution A/49/L.3, entitled “Observer status for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the General Assembly”, we would have abstained had it been put to the vote. Our delegation is of the same view as that ju…
Before commencing my remarks, I would like to express my appreciation to Mr. Henryk J. Sokalski, Coordinator for the International Year of the Family, for his excellent work in promoting observance of the Year.
It is universally recognized that the family constitutes the basic unit of society and t…
I would like to reiterate my previous statement that the arguments raised by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with regard to Japan are totally groundless and cannot be regarded as anything but vicious propaganda. It is futile for the DPRK to attempt to allay the suspicions of the internatio…
At the outset, I should like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his report, which highlights the most important activities of the Agency and outlines the challenges that are confronting it. I also take this opportunity…
The arguments raised by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with regard to Japan are totally groundless and cannot be regarded as anything but vicious propaganda. Japan, which is poor in
The peaceful use of atomic energy in Japan is also guaranteed and verified by the IAEA’s comprehensive saf…
Over the past two and a half weeks, during the Assembly’s general debate, we heard the representatives of more than 170 countries. A great majority of them touched upon the question of the reform of the United Nations, particularly as it relates to the Security Council. This is clear evidence of the…
Allow me to begin my address by offering my congratulations to Mr. Amara Essy on the assumption of his new office. I should also like to express my respect for the excellent diplomatic skills demonstrated by his predecessor, Ambassador Insanally, during a period of momentous change. I am also please…
At the outset I should like, on behalf of the Government of Japan, to express my sincere gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Samuel R. Insanally for convening this resumed forty-eighth session of the General Assembly for the purpose of adopting the important draft resolution relating to the law of the s…
First of all, Sir, I wish to congratulate you most warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are confident that with your well-known experience and excellent leadership qualities you will guide our deliberations to a successful conclusion. I also wish to pay special tri…
My delegation also welcomes the adoption by consensus by the Assembly of resolution A/48/L.24/Rev.2, entitled "The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s".
In October this year my Government hosted the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. It is now ac…
I wish on behalf of the Asian Group to express sincere condolences to our colleague Ambassador Seniloli and, through him, to the Government and the people of the Republic of Fiji, on the passing of
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Ratu Sir Panaia Ganilau’s service to his country…
On behalf of the Asian Group, I should like to extend to the Government and the people of Hungary our sincere condolences on the untimely passing of their revered Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr. Jozsef Antall.
As modern Hungary’s first democratically elected leader, Prime Minister Antall strove …
On behalf of the Asian Group, I have the pleasure of addressing this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the launching of the International Year of the Family.
Before commencing my remarks, I should like to express my appreciation to Mr. Henryk J. Sokalski, Coordinator for th…
First of all, I should like to express my delegation’s sincere gratitude to the Legal Counsel and Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Mr. Carl-August Fleischhauer, and his staff at the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea.
I also wish to extend my sincere congratulations to Mr. …
On behalf of the Asian Group, I would like to extend to the Government and the people of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire our sincere condolences on the demise of their revered President, His Excellency Mr. Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of this great twentieth-century A…
The situation in Haiti continues to be a source of profound concern. The optimism we felt with the conclusion of the Governors Island Agreement last July has been all but shattered by the refusal of Haiti’s military leaders to honour their commitment. Indeed, since they signed the Agreement all thei…
