I also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Yesterday, North Korea launched a ballistic missile in the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) class, which flew an estimated 1,100 kilometres with an apogee of an estimated 6,000 kilometres, the longest reach of any North Korean launch to d…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing.
It has been more than two months since Hamas’s brutal terror attack on 7 October, in which more than 1,200 people were killed in Israel and around 250 taken hostage, more than half of whom are still held captive. We once again unequivocally conde…
More than two months have passed since Hamas’s terror attack on Israel on 7 October, followed by Israel’s massive military response. After several failed attempts, the Security Council finally spoke on 15 November through its adoption of resolution 2712 (2023). After that, a hopeful week-long humani…
I highly appreciate your initiative, Mr. President, to organize this meeting on this timely and important topic. I also thank the Secretary- General, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Waly, Professor Cammett and Ms. Nyanjura for their briefings.
The world ha…
I too thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
I must begin by expressing my condemnation in the strongest terms of yet another launch by North Korea using ballistic-missile technology, in violation of multiple Security Council resolutions. It is particularly appalling that its re…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča and World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Ukraine Matthew Hollingworth for their briefings.
More than 600 days have passed since the aggression against Ukraine began. Today we once again pay our utmost respects to the U…
We are grateful for the introduction this draft resolution (A/78/L.9) by Mr. Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Since the resolution on the Olympic Truce was first introduced, on the occasion of the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lil…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres, Ms. Rousseff and Professor Sachs for their remarks.
Achieving and maintaining sustainable peace and security requires not just a short-term response to violence or a humanitarian situation, but also medium- to long-term efforts to prevent the outbreak or recurren…
Japan fully aligns itself with Germany’s statement on behalf of the Group of Four (see A/78/PV.34). Please allow me to make additional remarks in my national capacity.
First of all, our heartfelt congratulations go once again to President Francis on his unanimous election by the Member States. We a…
The Council remained silent for nearly six weeks as the conflict worsened to an unprecedented degree. Today we were at last able to act. Japan was pleased to vote in favour of resolution 2712 (2023), and we are grateful to Malta for taking the initiative to help finally craft a balanced draft that c…
Japan highly commends the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on its work and Director General Grossi on his strong leadership in promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and non-proliferation.
The peaceful use of nuclear energy is becoming increasingly important as a response to global …
I thank Prosecutor Khan for briefing us on his twenty-sixth report on the situation in Libya.
At a time when international peace and security is being challenged around the world, the International Criminal Court (ICC), as the central institution of the international criminal justice system, stands…
I thank Mr. Rajasingham for his sobering briefing. I echo his concerns that Russia’s actions in Ukraine have precipitated a severe humanitarian crisis. Japan is deeply alarmed that, as of September 2023, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported 27,449 civilian cas…
I thank Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Ms. Lisa Doughten, Director of the Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization Division of the Offi…
We are pleased that the Security Council came together today to unanimously extend the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia for another 12 months. We are particularly delighted that a reference to the importance of including youth in the peace process was reflected. As the …
Efforts at this very juncture should be focused on the humanitarian problems that continue to deteriorate. From that viewpoint, the Russian draft resolution S/2023/795 contains important elements. We note the incorporation of language from draft resolution S/2023/773, submitted by Brazil, and draft …
Japan voted in favour of the draft resolution proposed by the United States (S/2023/792), in the hope that it would help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza and prevent further deterioration. It is therefore our deep regret that the draft resolution was not adopted.
We must ensure that human…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres, Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings for their briefings. The situation is changing dramatically by the hour, and timely updates for the Security Council are critical.
Japan once again condemns the terror attacks committed by…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Caroline Ziadeh for her briefing.
Since its establishment in 1999, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has played a critical role in supporting Kosovo. Japan commends UNMIK staff for their commitment. And we…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari, former President Bachelet, former President Mbeki and Ms. Echavarría Álvarez for their briefings.
The world is in turmoil, with a series of severe geopolitical challenges, including the ongoing aggression against Ukraine, the increasingly tense situation…
