Japan shares the deep concern regarding the ongoing violence and the serious humanitarian situation in South Sudan. It should be noted, however, that there has been some progress since late November, most notably the 25 November decision by the Council of Ministers of the Transitional Government, wh…
I thank you, Mr. Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Government of Spain, for convening this important meeting and for presiding over it yourself. My thanks also go to our briefers, who have spoken clearly on concrete crimes, with striking power and courage to reveal these attacks against human dig…
Allow me to thank today’s briefers for their comprehensive updates on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for Spain’s contribution as penholder in our discussions on Afghanistan over the past two years. Japan will try to make a meaningful contribution as
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I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. Japan appreciates the dedication shown by the Secretary-General in promoting the Middle East peace process.
The briefing by the Secretary-General today was a sad reminder that we have been unable to deal with the persisting issues blocki…
I would like to thank Spain for convening this very important meeting and join others in thanking the briefers for their excellent briefings. I welcome today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2325 (2016), which was co-sponsored by Japan. We appreciate the strong leadership of Spain in this regard.
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Japan fully shares the international community’s serious concerns about the worsening humanitarian situation in Aleppo and believes that it requires an urgent response. With the extremely cold and rainy weather, more than 80,000 internally displaced persons are reported to be in very dire circumstan…
Let me begin by thanking Director General Yukiya Amano for introducing the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (see A/71/322). Japan would also like to warmly welcome Turkmenistan as a new member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
For the past 60 years, the IAEA h…
I would like to express my gratitude to Spain for convening today’s important and timely briefing. I would also like to thank the briefers for their informative presentations.
Looking back on 2016, we recognize that terrorist attacks occurred all over the world, including in the Middle East, Africa…
I would like to start by thanking Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Jan Eliasson for his forceful remarks. I am also grateful for the clear and thorough briefing by Mr. Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The repo…
I shall say more following the adoption of the agenda, but wish to make a brief statement before we vote on the adoption of the agenda itself.
In December 2014 and again in December 2015, under the agenda item “The situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, the Security Council held m…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, Under- Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien and UNICEF Regional Director Geert Cappelaere.
Less than ten days ago, at the monthly briefing here in the Chamber on the humanitarian situation in Syria (see S/PV.7817), I said that o…
I thank the Secretary-General for his presence here and for the very strong statement that he made.
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2321 (2016). We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the United States for taking the lead, and our appreciation also goes to all othe…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate, and I also thank the briefers for their insightful statements. The topic of today’s meeting has great significance to Japan, a country where water has played a vital role throughout its history. On a positive note, sound …
I would like to express my gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien for his comprehensive briefing. I also thank Ms. Elizabeth Hoff, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Syria, for accepting Japan’s proposal to make a briefing to the Security Council at such short notice, an…
I would like to thank you, Mr. Minister, for convening and presiding over today’s important meeting. I also thank Mr. Wane, Mr. Menkerios, Mr. António and Mr. Kaberuka for their briefings.
Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) on peace and security has evolved
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I would like to express my gratitude for being able to take part in this important debate on the situation in Afghanistan, and I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to Ambassador Harald Braun of Germany and his colleagues for skilfully guiding consultations on draft resolution A/71/L.13, entitled…
I appreciate the opportunity to speak about this pressing matter. I would like to thank Ms. Ellen Løj, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, and Mr. Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, for their detailed briefings. I listened to both briefings carefully and with g…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Mr. Ladsous and the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the United Nations M…
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for convening an open debate on the timely topic of peace operations facing asymmetric threats. I would also like to thank the briefers for their insightful briefings.
United Nations peacekeeping operations are a key pillar in the mainten…
I would like to express my gratitude to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed; Under- Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien; and Mr. Muhannad Hadi of the World Food Programme (WFP) for their comprehensive briefings today. The situation on the ground is dire.
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