I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Wosornu for their informative briefings.
The situation surrounding Yemen remains highly volatile across multiple fronts. Today I would like to address four main points.
First, Japan unequivocally condemns the Houthis’ detention of 13 United Nations staf…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing.
The use of chemical weapons should never be tolerated anywhere, at any time, by anyone, under any circumstances. It is our shared responsibility to hold those who have used chemi…
I thank President Gatti Santana and Chief Prosecutor Brammertz for their informative reports and briefings.
Japan is committed to promoting the rule of law, including the fight against impunity and the pursuit of transitional justice, and we therefore support the role of the International Residual …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry and Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Commission President, His Excellency Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo, for their insightful briefings.
Today I want to make four points.
First, Japan notes the relative political stabili…
I thank Ms. Msuya for her valuable briefing.
Just over three weeks ago, the Council was convened to address the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine (see S/PV.9625), focusing on the ongoing attacks on energy-related facilities across the country. Today, we have come together once again to confront the gr…
I would like to join others in congratulating Mozambique for its successful presidency in the difficult month of May. Also, we are very much looking forward to working with our closest neighbour country, the Republic of Korea, for a productive month of June, under its presidency. It may be assured o…
Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to Georgia for taking the lead on draft resolution A/78/L.74 on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from and within Georgia. Japan is its proud co-sponsor of the draft resolution.
The protection of internally displaced persons and refugee…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their valuable briefings and tireless work. I would like to join other members of the Security Council in sincerely thanking Mr. Griffiths in person, although we may have another occasion to thank him online. Today, unfortunate…
I thank Ms. Nderitu, Ms. Msuya, Ms. Spoljaric Egger and Mr. Khadhraoui for their alarming briefings. I would also like to thank Mozambique for convening this annual yet timely debate.
As we commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the protection of civilians agenda here at the Security Council, …
We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing away of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and others. On behalf of the Government of Japan we would like to express our deepest condolences to the Government and the people…
We too thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Director Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for their sobering updates.
More than seven months of devastation, hostilities and suffering have passed since Hamas’s heinous terror attack. Japan reiterates its unequ…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her briefing.
We are grateful for the work done by Mr. Volker Perthes to produce the independent strategic review on UNAMI, which the Se…
I thank High Representative Christian Schmidt for the detailed inputs. We are also very appreciative of his Office’s recent report shared with the Council. We would like to reassure him of Japan’s unwavering support for him and his office. I also welcome the participation of the Chairperson of the P…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for briefing us on the twenty-seventh report on the situation in Libya, his sixth. I also welcome Ambassador El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, to today’s meeting.
It has been 13 years since the Council referred this case to the International Criminal Court (ICC). …
Let me start by thanking Special Envoy Grundberg for his informative briefing. I would also like to express our sincere appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Griffiths, not only for today’s briefing but for his excellent leadership and tireless work over the past three years. Unfortunately, the ro…
Since this is the first official Security Council meeting for this month, I would like to express our appreciation and congratulations to our colleagues from Malta for a successful presidency in April, which was not easy. At the same time, I would like to renew our commitment of full support for the…
I thank the briefers for their insights, and I would like to take this opportunity to assure High Representative Schmidt and his Office of Japan’s unwavering support.
The brutal conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina ended in 1995. Since then, the country has transitioned from conflict to peace. Sustai…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča, Ms. Niyazberdiyeva and the other briefer for their briefings.
It goes without saying that energy serves as a fundamental pillar of modern life and the steady supply of natural gas is essential. Actions that jeopardize crucial infrastructure present a subs…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Mr. Rajasingham, Director of Coordination of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Ms. Hayford for their valuable briefings.
The 13-year conflict in Syria, already one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, has recently seen a significant …
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Xia, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Ms. Vaweka for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
It is regrettable to see the …
