I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu and Ms. Yolanda Perea Mosquera for their briefings. I also welcome Minister Leyva Durán, who represents the strong commitment of the Government of Colombia.
Japan fully recognizes that human security, human rights and inclusivity …
The Security Council adopted resolution 2720 (2023) after intense negotiations. As a responsible member of the Security Council, Japan worked constructively towards a text that could be agreed aimed at addressing the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
Even after the adoption of resolution 2720 (2023), heavy f…
I would like to start by thanking and congratulating the three African members (A3) of the Security Council for their initiative in crafting this important resolution (resolution 2719 (2023)). It truly shows African ownership. Japan voted in favour of it, since we believe that the resolution will co…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his updates and Major General Gauchat for sharing information with us on the valuable activities of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
Japan expresses its grave concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Following the resumpti…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo, Ambassador Vanessa Frazier and Ambassador Olof Skoog for their informative briefings.
Since we last discussed the Iran nuclear issue in this Chamber six months ago (see S/PV.9367), regrettably, negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s important open debate. My appreciation also goes to the briefers for their insightful briefings.
The illicit trade and diversion of small arms and light weapons, sometimes described as de facto weapons of mass destruction, pose a clear threat to international…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom for his insightful briefing. Japan takes note of the recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/784) on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which describes progress and challenges in South Sudan.
Japan would like to …
I thank Mr. Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), for the valuable information he furnished the Council with today.
As part of the international co…
Japan thanks the United Kingdom, as the penholder, for its effort to seek common ground among Council members, the Sudan and the Secretariat to craft a compromise text for resolution 2715 (2023).
Although the Council has decided to terminate the current mandate of the United Nations Integrated Tran…
I would like to join colleagues in expressing our gratitude and congratulations to Ambassador Zhang Jun and his team for the successful conclusion of their presidency in November. I also extend our heartfelt welcome to the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador, and wish him and his team all the be…
I would like to thank Mr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and Mr. Jilani, for sharing their detailed descriptions of the situation and their personal stories, with fear, pain and loss. I thank them and their teams for their dedication in this unimaginable situa…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and Special Envoy Tetteh for their insightful briefings. Japan appreciates the recent Secretary-General report (S/2023/777) on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which elaborates both progress and challenges in Abyei and highlights …
At the outset, I would also like to join others in expressing our heartfelt appreciation and congratulating the Brazilian delegation on their dedicated and successful work in the challenging month of October. I would also like to congratulate China on the successful assumption of the November presid…
As we heard from the briefings by Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Wosornu today, a number of alarming recent events have threatened the already precarious security and humanitarian environment in Syria. I thank both briefers for their detailed briefings.
First, the situation in Israel and Palestine …
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Rugwabiza for her briefing. I welcome the presence of Her Excellency Foreign Minister Baipo Temon of the Central African Republic and the representative of Angola.
Let me begin by expressing sincere appreciatio…
I thank Brazil for convening this important open debate focusing on women’s participation in international peace and security. I thank in particular His Excellency Mr. Mauro Vieira, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil, for presiding over this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, the Execut…
I appreciate Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Salvador’s insightful remarks. I would also like to express my gratitude to Ms. Russell, Ms. Waly and Ms. Manigat for their informative briefings and extend a warm
welcome to the representative of Haiti, as well as the representatives…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Envoy Huang Xia, Mr. Caholo, the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and Ms. Malimukono for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Cong…
I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and the other briefer for their briefings.
Today we are again hearing the same claims by Russia. I would like to reiterate the real nature of this war of aggression. It is clear that Russia is a country violating th…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Onanga-
Anyanga; Ms. Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations; and Mr. Dersso, Managing Director of Amani Africa, for their briefings.
Let me start by joining others in expressing our deep gra…
