I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Catriona Laing and Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia Mohamed El-Amin Souef for their informative briefings. I also welcome the presence here today of the Permanent Representative of Somalia.
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I commend the United Kingdom, as penholder, for its efforts to unite Security Council members and incorporate Libya’s request to modify the measures contained in the sanctions regime in the light of developments on the ground.
Japan voted in favour of resolution 2701 (2023) because the measures con…
Japan voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2023/773), because it can support its main ideas, bearing in mind various perspectives, including the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Japan has unequivocally condemned the terror attacks by Hamas and others and called for the immediate release of thos…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their updates.
The past two weeks have been painful, tumultuous and devastating. The situation in the Middle East is at a dangerous point, at which the risk of escalation is extremely high. We unequivocally condemn…
We voted against the draft resolution (S/2023/772), not mainly for its contents. Of course, the draft resolution could have been improved if it had put forward a larger context and perspective, and we are second to none in caring about the humanitarian situation on the ground. We are second to none …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Let me begin by expressing Japan’s deep condolences to those who lost their loved ones in the floods in eastern Libya last month. Japan commends the solidarity shown by people across Libya and welcomes the international c…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary- General Msuya for their briefings.
Along with other members of the Council and the international community, we are stunned to hear that at least 52 civilians were killed in…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Accords, but it is regrettable that numerous incidents have exacerbated tensions between Israel and Palestine since the beginning of the year. The lack of political progress is jeopardizin…
I would like to start by thanking Special Representative Otunbayeva and UN-Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous for providing an update on the situation. I also thank Ms. Karima Bennoune for her remarks.
More than two years have passed since the Taliban takeover in August 2021. It is truly reg…
I thank the briefers for their very insightful briefings.
The world faces dire humanitarian crises. The midyear update of the Global Humanitarian Overview this year reveals $55 billion required to assist the targeted 249 million people, but only approximately $11 billion has been provided as of mid…
I also wish to join other colleagues in expressing our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the victims of the terrible earthquake that hit Morocco.
We are assembled here today following a veto cast on 30 August in the Security Council (see S/PV.9408). Unfortunately, this is the second meeting thi…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his briefing.
We are assembled here today to discuss international peace and security in line with the Charter of the United Nations. That reminds us of what we are collectively committed to uphold, especially when the Charter’s principles are put to t…
The 2015 Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali is the only existing and viable framework to achieve durable peace and reconciliation in Mali. Now that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali must withdraw from Mali, it is imperative to safeguard and promo…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level plenary meeting today. We commend the unwavering efforts of Kazakhstan in bringing this very important subject to the attention of the international community.
Japan aligns itself with the statement delivered by Australia o…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing. I also thank Ms. Rashevska for her detailed statement and look forward to receiving a written translation of Mr. Kuleba’s remarks.
We join everyone else around the world in congratulating all Ukrainians on the thirty-second anniversary of t…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Alkanawati for their informative briefings.
The Syrian people have dealt with more than 12 years of bloodshed, compounded with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. Japan is grateful to the Special Envoy and his team for their relentless efforts to engage…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his update and Ms. Al Jerbi for her insightful briefing. I also welcome Ambassador Elsonni, who joins us today.
At the outset, Japan renews its strong call for the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections across Libya wi…
I wish to respond to the reference by a Council member to the Japan’s security policy in relation to nuclear weapons. I want to make the following point crystal clear: the Three Non-Nuclear Principles of not possessing, not producing and not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons continues t…
I thank Mr. Türk and Ms. Salmón for their insightful briefings. I also thank
Mr. Ilhyeok Kim, civil society representative, for sharing his truly heartbreaking first-hand account of the situation in North Korea. We appreciate the courage he has shown in being with us in the Chamber today.
Today, a…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Director Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Ms. Al-Hajj for their briefings.
Japan welcomes the successful implementation of the FSO SAFER rescue project. We are encouraged to learn that the risk of a massive oil spill in the Red …
