I would like to begin by welcoming Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov to his post as head of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office. I would also like to thank him, Ambassador Aboulatta, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, and Mr. Scharia of the Counter-Terrorism Comm…
I thank Mr. Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and President Mogae, Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, for their comprehensive briefings.
As the serious overall situation in South Sudan continues unabated, our message also remains unchanged. The violatio…
I would like to begin by welcoming His Excellency Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani to the Council, and I appreciate his statement. I would also like to thank Special Representative Tadamichi Yamamoto for his briefing.
We are pleased to have seen some progress in Afghanistan on electoral preparat…
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2375 (2017). We would like to express our great appreciation for the leadership of the United States, which has made it possible for us to adopt the resolution today. We also thank other members of the Council for their support.
By swiftly adoptin…
I would like to thank Mr. Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his encouraging briefing and his good work on the ground
We will soon witness the successful completion of the first United Nations Mission in Colombia and the laying down of arms process. We congratulate …
We appreciate the presidency’s swift convening of this urgent briefing, which was jointly requested by the United States, the Republic of Korea, France, the United Kingdom and Japan. We also appreciate the briefing by Mr. Feltman.
Less than a week ago, the members of the Security Council gathered t…
First, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on a successful presidency during the month of August. I would like to touch upon two issues today, namely, North Korea and the revision of presidential note S/2010/507.
First, with regard to North Korea, the Security Council adopted resolution 23…
I thank Egypt for convening today’s timely debate on United Nations peacekeeping. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Ambassador Gert Rosenthal and Mr. Youssef Mahmoud for their briefings.
At the outset, Japan commends all troop-contributing countries, police-contributing countrie…
Japan wecomes the swift adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2017/16, strongly condemning the most recent ballistic missile launched by North Korea, which flew over Japan, and also demanding that North Korea immediately cease all such actions. This demonstrates the unity of the Security Council…
I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Wane, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Haysom, and the Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), President Mogae, for their informative briefings.
Japan is deeply concerned ab…
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2371 (2017). We would like to express our appreciation to the United States for taking the lead on it. We would also like to thank all other members of the Council for their support and hard work to make today’s adoption possible.
The need for the…
I also thank Mr. Zerihoun for his presentation.
At the outset, Japan thanks Egypt for its initiative to hold today’s briefing. United Nations sanctions are one of the measures provided for by the Charter of the United Nations to maintain or restore international peace and security. Where used prope…
The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and complex. Many issues affect
one another, further deepening their complexity. The Palestinian issue is one of the most complex.
Japan continues to support a two-State solution based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, which will achiev…
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2368 (2017), which we co-sponsored. I would like to express my gratitude to the United States for taking the lead on drafting this important resolution.
We have witnessed a large number of terrorist attacks around the world since the adoption of r…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General and His Excellency Mr. Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, for their attendance and excellent briefings.
Africa is a continent of hope. Today we are pleased to witness great strides in economic growth and stability in …
I wish to thank Mr. Lacroix for his briefing. I welcome his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month to urge key players to fulfil their commitment to the December agreement, especially his engagement with President Kabila. I thought that was very important.
Having heard his briefin…
I would like to warmly welcome Foreign Minister Holguín Cuéllar to the Chamber. Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2366 (2017) and is pleased to have co-sponsored it. We commend the commitment of the parties in Colombia to the implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Con…
Japan would like to express its high respect for Bolivia’s tenacious efforts. We value the fact that Security Council members have been able to discuss this important matter seriously and extensively. Resolution 2365 (2017), adopted unanimously today, clearly recognizes that the growing threat posed…
I thank the three briefers for their statements on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). Japan fully supports the Secretary-General’s call for all Member States to act in accordance with, and in support of, the historic Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and to avoid provocative acti…
I would like to begin by thanking the Bolivian presidency for organizing today’s open debate. The non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) is a priority for Japan. I also wish to thank the two briefers, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu and Mr. Joseph Ballard, for their clear and informative briefi…
