I thank Ms. Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for her briefing.
We have taken note of the letters from Armenia and Azerbaijan distributed to the Security Council. The arguments of the two sides offer different explanations. Howe…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee and Ms. Wosornu for their updates. Japan highly appreciates their dedication to their work for the Sudanese people. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan, who joins us today.
I thank the United Kingdom for requesting today’s timely open …
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
Violence and clashes have resulted in multiple casualties in various locations, including in Jerusalem and the West Bank, especially since the beginning of the year. Japan once again urges all parties to exercise the utmost restraint and…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of Coordination of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings.
It has been nearly two weeks since Russia vetoed draft resolution S/2023/506, which would have extended the cross-borde…
I thank Mr. Griffiths, Ms. DiCarlo and the civil-society briefer for their statements.
The global food supply, already compromised by various factors, has been further exacerbated by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine for more than 500
days now. Sadly, the situation has just deteriorated even fur…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this important open debate on conflict- related sexual violence, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten and the civil society representatives for their comprehensive briefings.
Sexual violence in conflict is a serious crime that violates human dig…
At the outset, let me reiterate Japan’s profound appreciation for the efforts of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) over the years and applaud the bravery of its personnel, including those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Japan voted in favour of …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Nakamitsu and the other briefers for their briefings.
Russia requested this meeting to discuss the issue of increasing supplies of weapons to Ukraine and their implications on diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis. It seems to focus on supporters of Ukrai…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their interventions.
As we just heard, humanitarian needs in Syria are at an all-time high, with 15.3 million people dependent on aid to survive, which is 40 per cent more than in 2020. Despite the multiple crises around …
Japan welcomes the united message of the Security Council.
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Mr. James Zogby for their briefings.
We regret that the situation in Israel and Palestine remains volatile owing to provocative rhetoric, unilateral actions and violence. Japan is seriously co…
I would like to express my gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for her briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
We continue to observe with deep concern brutal human rights violations and abuses, including gender…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing.
Today marks a year and four months since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The Ukrainian people have been fighting ever since for their sovereignty and territorial integrity, which are protected under the Charter of the Unit…
I thank Ms. Catriona Laing, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), and Ms. Cindy McCain, Execut…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee, His Excellency Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo, His Excellency Mr. Touray and Executive Secretary Abeso for their insightful briefings.
It has been 10 years this month since the signing of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct and just over a year since the Security Counc…
I would like to start by thanking Special Representative Otunbayeva for providing the Council with an update on the situation. I also thank Ms. Shabana Basij-Rasikh for her valuable and brave remarks. We need to keep in mind the fire in the darkness, and we need to work together to stoke that flame …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily and Ms. Imneina for their briefings and welcome the participation of Ambassador Elsonni here today.
At the outset, I would like to express Japan’s satisfaction with the recent adoption of resolution 2684 (2023), extending the authoriza…
I thank Special Representative Wane for his insightful briefing. I also welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Diop.
First, I wish to pay tribute to the personnel of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) who are working in one of the most dang…
I thank the United Arab Emirates for holding this important open debate. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, former President Santos Calderón and Ms. Kadry for their valuable inputs.
Climate change is an imminent and critical threat to all countries in various ways. For instance, climate-…
I also thank Under Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for his briefing.
We are seeing an ongoing catastrophe at the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. According to the United Nations, it has already caused at least 16,000 people to lose their homes, with safe and clean drinking water supplie…
I thank Special Representative Abarry, His Excellency Ambassador Da Piedade Veríssimo and Ms. Tamoifo for their insightful briefings.
Japan commends the essential work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) in carrying out its good offices in coordinating cooperation with …
