I thank Panama for convening this important open debate. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten and Ms. Ikhlass Ahmed for their sobering briefings.
Sexual violence in conflict is a serious crime that violates human dignity and has far-reaching consequences. Japan is dee…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Simão and Ms. Addae-Mensah for their informative briefings.
West Africa and the Sahel continue to face multidimensional and interconnected challenges. In that regard, we welcome the additional report and today’s briefing, as it is essential th…
I would like to thank Malta for submitting the very important resolution 2764 (2024) and for its valuable work as Chair of the Security Council’s Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. The resolution represents a critical
step in strengthening child protection frameworks in the transitional …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry and Ms. Daniele Nlate for their insightful briefings.
I would like to make three points today.
First, Japan welcomes the continued progress in political transitions in the Central African region, especially the peaceful conduct of the …
I would like to thank the three briefers — Special Envoy Grundberg, Under- Secretary-General Fletcher and Mr. Al-Omeisy — for their briefings. In particular, I wish Mr. Fletcher all the best and great success for his new appointment as the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergen…
Japan appreciates the informative reports and briefing by President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) and welcomes the Mechanism’s progress over the past half year.
I reiterate Japan’s strong commitment to promoting the rul…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Keita for her briefing and for her determined leadership of the United Nations Organization
Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I also thank Ms. Mubalama for her briefing. I…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Mohamed Al Hassan, for his briefing. On this occasion, I would also like to welcome his arrival in Iraq, serving as the new Special Representative since October. I hope tha…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Raed Al Saleh for their briefings.
The situation is extremely fluid, but I would like to say a few words. According to media reports, rebel armed groups led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham have advanced to large parts of Aleppo. Additionally, we understand that there …
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Wosornu for their informative briefings. I also thank Ms. Abou Zainedin for her very powerful remarks.
The conflict in Lebanon, which has been escalating since September, continues to have a profound impact on Syria, with 540,000 Syrians and Lebanese…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his informative briefing, and I also thank Ms. Juma for her remarks and the other briefers for their views. I welcome the representative of Haiti and the representatives of other participating countries.
We welcome the appointment of the Haitian interi…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing from Tripoli on the twenty-eighth report on the situation in Libya. I welcome Ambassador El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, to today’s meeting.
Japan has been proactively working on the situation in Libya as Chair of the Committee established pursu…
At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting following the request of seven Security Council members, including Japan. I also thank today’s briefers for their insights.
It is significant that the Security Council is continuing to address threats posed by cyberattacks following the Ar…
I thank Mr. Haysom and Ms. Lorna for their insightful briefings, and I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representatives of South Sudan and Kenya in today’s meeting.
At the outset, Japan would like to express its appreciation for the efforts of all United Nations Mission in South Suda…
I thank Ms. Pobee for her insightful briefing. I also welcome the participation of the permanent representatives of South Sudan and the Sudan at today’s meeting. With regard to the observations in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2024/740), I would like to make three points.
First, despite th…
At the outset, I would like to join other Council members in expressing our heartfelt appreciation and congratulations to the Swiss delegation for its dedicated and successful work during a challenging month of October. I also would like to congratulate the United Kingdom for its successful assumpti…
Japan commends the United Kingdom, as the penholder, for its efforts to lead us to the unanimous adoption of resolution 2755 (2024), extending the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for another three months, with an automatic extension for an additional nine months, prov…
First, let me express my sincere appreciation and respect for all the efforts of the International Criminal Court (ICC), led by President Akane, and the judges, prosecutors and staff members in their tireless fight against impunity. Japan strongly supports the ICC’s contributions to promoting the ru…
I would like to express my gratitude to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Salam, for his leadership and the informative report on the Court’s activities (A/79/4). Japan commends the members of the Court and the Registry for their valuable contributions to the effective funct…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Representative Rugwabiza and Ambassador Hilale, as Chair of the Central African Republic country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representative of the Central African Repub…
