I too thank Mr. Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
Three initial steps have been suggested — resuming a dialogue, reopening communication lines and reducing confrontational rhetoric. It is my greatest regret, as it should be for all of us here, that we have come to this Chamber again to discuss North …
I thank Special Representative Wane for the insightful briefing, and I also welcome the participation of the representative of Mali in today’s meeting.
Japan expresses its sincere condolences to the families of the peacekeepers who lost their lives in the service of the United Nations Multidimensio…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Nakamitsu for her briefing.
We have consistently called on Russia to cease its aggression against Ukraine, which is a violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Last month, an overwhelming majority of the General Assembly membership called…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s open debate. I am also grateful for the briefers’ briefings.
Development policies in the implementation of the Silencing the Guns campaign are extremely important, and we commend Mozambique for holding an open debate on this matter. With this in m…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Keita for her briefing, and I also welcome the participation of representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
Realizing sustainable peace and stability in the eastern part of th…
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate, and I thank the Secretary- General and President Azali Assoumani for their comprehensive briefings.
Addressing terrorism and violent extremism is one of Japan’s top priorities. Regrettably, terror…
Allow me to start by expressing my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on such a timely topic. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev and Commissioner Bankole Adeoye for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representatives of South Africa and Slova…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the United Arab Emirates and Japan, as co-penholders on the issue of Afghanistan.
We thank Mozambique for convening this meeting and all members of the Council for their constructive engagement.
We have before us two draft resolutions on Afghanistan today.
Th…
I thank Special Representa tive Roza Otunbayeva and Ms. Zubaida Akbar for their briefings.
Japan is deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation that the Afghan people, especially women and girls, are facing. We strongly condemn the Taliban’s measures to restrict the rights of w…
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Madam President, for convening
today’s important open debate on women and peace and security. I thank all the briefers for their comprehensive briefings.
Over the past 25 years, the Security Council has discussed this important agenda extensively. Ne…
We join other colleagues in commending the successful presidency of Malta and congratulate Mozambique on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March.
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Suda…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Ms. Rasha Muhrez for their briefings.
We are saddened to hear that Türkiye and northern Syria were hit by additional earthquakes on 20 February, and we extend our deepest condolences to those affected by these series …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his briefing.
Japan fully supports the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Special Representative Bathily in their tireless efforts to engage with a diverse range of Libyan interlocutors from all regions and segmen…
I thank Deputy Special Representative Gbeho, Special Representative Souef and Executive Director Bahous of UN-Women for their briefings and contributions.
Peace and stability in Somalia is essential for a stable and prosperous Horn of Africa and can contribute to a vibrant maritime economy, expandi…
Japan welcomes the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2023/1 as a united message of the Security Council.
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East (UNRWA) Leni Stenseth fo…
I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
I must begin by expressing my greatest regret that North Korea once again launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) followed by two ballistic missiles yesterday. The ICBM impacted in the Japanese exclusive economic zone, just 200 kilometres fr…
I listened very carefully to the arguments on the Minsk agreements, and, yes, we need to learn lessons from what happened and what is happening to realize sustainable peace in accordance with international law. However, no argument can justify aggression nor divert our attention from the reality of …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s high-level open debate on such an important theme for island countries, including Japan. Japan commends the solidarity shown by Malta with small island developing States (SIDS) in addressing the impact of sea level rise. I also thank al…
I thank Ms. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid and Ms. Divina for their insightful briefings. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 2427 (2018), which underscores the protection of children as a key to preventing conflict and sustaining peace. Japan hig…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Nakamitsu and Mr. Waters for their briefings.
This is the second time this week that the Security Council (see S/PV.9254) is discussing the situation in Ukraine. Japan reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in the strongest terms. Russia’…
