I would like to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
Japan remains committed to supporting a two- State solution to the Palestinian-Israeli question. The final status of Jerusalem should be resolved through negotiations based on the relevant Security Council resolutions and the know…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate on Afghanistan. I also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his informative briefing and his tireless efforts, as well as those of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Let m…
The prohibition of nuclear testing has been a critically important and effective pillar in advancing nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. By constraining the development and qualitative improvement of nuclear weapons, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) worked as a break on the gl…
First of all, I would like to thank Poland for convening this very important open debate early on in its presidency. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, for her hard work and for her …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this very important high-level meeting in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). We are also happy to celebrate the fiftieth anniversa…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his informative briefing and tireless efforts on behalf of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Let me further express my appreciation to Ms. Sima Samar for her briefing, and Amb…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council. I hope that you will find your presidency a useful occasion to reflect the discussions you have led in your capacity as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions in…
I would like to express my gratitude for the dedicated work carried out so far this year by Ambassador Guillermo Fernández de Soto Valderrama of Columbia, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I would also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to his predecessor, Ambassador Ion Jinga o…
I thank Indonesia for convening today’s meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General and the two briefers for their insightful briefings.
Due to the difficult operational environments and complex challenges that current peace operations are facing, it is imperative to enhance both the performance an…
I would like to thank the presidency of Germany for convening this meeting and welcome the adoption this morning of resolution 2467 (2019), which we co-sponsored.
We cannot tolerate any sexual violence in conflict. Japan has consistently supported the work of the Special Representative of the Secre…
I would like to start by thanking Germany for convening today’s meeting and taking up this very important topic.
The full and meaningful participation of women in all stages of the peace process has become today an essential part of sustaining peace, including successful peace operations. The Secur…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the International Labour Organization (ILO) on its centenary and to express my appreciation for the dedication of member States, the ILO secretariat, and the workers and employers involved in the activities
of the ILO. I would also like to express my appr…
I thank you, Mr. President for convening today’s important debate and presiding over it. Japan is honoured to speak at the Security Council
on this very important topic. I would also like to thank the briefers for their valuable inputs.
We have a national holiday in Japan, held in July, called Mar…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this debate. I also wish to thank the briefers for their valuable input.
Japan, during its presidency of the Security Council in December 2017, hosted a discussion (see S/PV.8144) addressing the complex contemporary challenges, including climate chang…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important open debate, and I thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Mladenov, for his valuable briefing.
The year 2018 was challenging in terms of the question of Palestine. In the absence of any political horizon, mutual distrust deepened and civilian ca…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on Afghanistan. I also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his informative briefing and the tireless efforts of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Let me further expre…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important open debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States for their insightful briefings. The global sec…
I join others in expressing our deep condolences to the people of the United States for the passing of President George H. W. Bush, the forty- first President of the United States of America.
I would like to express my appreciation to Côte d’Ivoire and President Alassane Ouattara for convening and …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this important meeting. I would like to address agenda items 38, “The situation in the Middle East”, and 39, “Question of Palestine”, and with regard to the latter item, to take special note of the fact that yesterday was the International Day of Solidarit…
I would like to thank China for having convened today’s meeting, which is of great importance. I would also like to join other speakers in paying tribute to those peacekeepers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
A great number of countries on the African continent have made ma…