My delegation did not join in sponsoring the draft resolution on causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, as it has a few problems with some paragraphs in the report of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on that issue, for the same reasons as rela…
At our meeting here last year to consider the situation in Haiti my delegation was pleased to have the opportunity to express the profound satisfaction of the Government of Japan at the return of the legally and democratically elected President of Haiti, Mr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and to salute the…
At the outset, I should like to express my appreciation to the Government and people of the People’s Republic of China for having hosted in
The World Conference on Women provided the international community with an excellent opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality, a basic princip…
This year, which marks the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, has been an epoch-making one in the field of social development, as the recent Summit meeting succeeded in securing the commitments of Heads of State and Government to work towards the well-being of all people as a matter of the …
The current Middle East peace process, which was launched with the Madrid Conference in October 1991, has continued to make significant progress throughout the year. Indeed, there are encouraging signs that the Middle East, a region fraught for so long with disputes and confrontations, is entering a…
In the annals of the Middle East peace process, the year 1995 will be recorded as one of significant achievement and profound loss. After long and difficult negotiations, this past September Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization reached an agreement on expanding Palestinian interim self- …
Two weeks ago, the Security Council presented its fiftieth annual report to the General Assembly. If one were to compare this most recent report to the first one, submitted half a century ago, I am sure one would be struck by the dramatic expansion of the Council’s role and activities in the mainten…
Both in number and in scale, the humanitarian crises that have beset the world in the past few years have been unprecedented. In Iraq, Somalia, the Great Lakes region, and the former Yugoslavia, the international community has laboured to provide assistance under the most difficult conditions, and i…
The Government and people of Japan are profoundly saddened by the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. It is Japan’s earnest hope that the people of Israel will not allow this tragedy to discourage them and that they will remain committed to the peace process and ensure that Prime Minister…
I should like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy
This has been a special year in view of the decision that was taken at the Review and Extension Conference of Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), here in New York last may to extend t…
The year 1995 is truly historic, marking not only the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, the sole universal Organization dedicated to international peace and cooperation, but also the end of the Second World War, the most destructive war in the history of humankind. In observing these landm…
It was with great pleasure that I listened to the statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique, His Excellency Mr. Leonardo Simão, in which he described the optimism of the people of Mozambique as they embark upon the task of national reconstruction and…
On behalf of my Government, I would like to express deepest appreciation for the sympathy and condolences expressed by His Excellency the President, the General Assembly and its Member States to the people and the Government of Japan in connection with the recent earthquake. I shall certainly convey…
Japan attaches great importance to the issue of African development, as indicated by our having hosted the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in October of last year. It is our intention to continue to support the self- help efforts of the African countries, particularly through a…
My delegation considers the Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development to be a truly significant achievement. Following the comprehensive approach taken at the United Nations Conference on
Therefore, important as the successful adoption of the Programm…
My delegation appreciates the efforts the Government of Nicaragua, led by President Chamorro, has been making to lay a durable foundation for democracy, market-oriented economic reform and reconstruction of the economy since the April 1990 peaceful transfer of power and the demobilization of the arm…
At the outset, my delegation would like to join previous speakers in expressing its deepest sympathy to the Government and the people of Egypt on the tragic loss incurred as a result of the recent flood.
My delegation would like to congratulate the Government of Barbados for having successfully con…
As this is the first time that I have spoken at a formal meeting of the Security Council, let me extend my heartfelt congratulations to you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency.
At the outset, I should like to commend the delegations of Argentina and New Zealand for their very wel…
Land-mines are one of the most troubling problems confronting the international community in this post-cold-war period.
It is reported that the number of mines deployed is increasing by 500,000 to 1 million each year, and that they kill more than 800 people every month, while mine detection and cle…
It is my great honour and privilege to be allowed to introduce the draft resolution commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the operations of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on behalf of its many sponsors. In addition to those whose names appear on the draft resolution, I am pleased…
