I would like to express my appreciation to the President for arranging this meeting on the report of the Human Rights Council on its twelfth special session (A/64/53/Add.1).
Japan is seriously concerned about the increasing number of civilian fatalities and casualties that are occurring in armed co…
I would like to join previous speakers in extending a warm welcome to Foreign Minister Jeremić of Serbia and Foreign Minister Hyseni of Kosovo. I would also like to thank Special Representative Lamberto Zannier for his comprehensive briefing. The United Nations contribution for Kosovo — particularly…
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for arranging today’s meeting on the situation in the Middle East. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing and to welcome the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Natio…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Pascoe and Mr. Boyd for their informative briefings this morning.
We are seriously concerned about the security situation in Somalia. The continuing attacks against the Transitional Federal Government by opposition groups are worsening security and the humanitarian …
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to the delegation of Viet Nam on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I also wish to express our appreciation to the United States for its excellent leadership during the month of September. We are…
I should like to extend a warm welcome to you, Madam, and to thank you for personally presiding over this important meeting of the Security Council. We are also grateful to the Secretary- General and the Deputy Secretary-General for their presence and their leadership.
Japan is pleased with the una…
First of all, I wish to express my deep appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his dedication to leading the wide-ranging activities of the Organization.
The most pressing challenge before the United Nations is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The global economic and f…
Let me also begin, Madam President, by welcoming the holding of this open debate under your presidency. I should also like to express my deep gratitude to President Clinton, United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti. I am also grateful for the briefing by Special Representative Annabi. I also welcome P…
First of all, I wish to express my deep appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his dedication in leading the wide-ranging activities of the Organization. Japan wholeheartedly supports his determination to make the Secretariat more efficient and dynamic.
The most pressing challenge facing…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Ould Abdallah for his very helpful briefing this morning. I am also grateful to Mr. Lamamra and Mr. Omaar for their very useful statements.
I should like briefly to discuss four issues. First, Japan shares the serious concern about the fragile security situation as a…
I too would like to thank Special Representative Victor Da Silva Angelo for his informative briefing.
On this occasion, I would like to pay tribute to the late President Omar Bongo of the Gabonese Republic, who contributed so much to promoting peace and stability in the region that we are discussin…
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his briefing on the current situation in Darfur. We pay tribute to the men and women of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for their dedicated work in a difficult environment.
We acknowledge that the l…
The responsibility to protect (R2P) was formally agreed by the United Nations in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1). This concept has now begun to spread globally. For instance, international calls saved many lives in the post-election violence in Kenya. However, conflicts and serious h…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s important debate. I wish to thank the Secretary-General for personally presenting the very important report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict (S/2009/304). We are also grateful to the Chair of the Peacebuilding Comm…
I would like to express Japan’s deep gratitude to the Secretary-General for his important statement to the Security Council today on his recent visit to Myanmar. We are also grateful to the Permanent Representative of Myanmar for his statement.
At the outset, I would like to stress how firmly Japan…
I would like to begin by expressing appreciation to Mr. Pascoe and Ms. Malcorra for their briefings. I would also like to welcome the presentation made by Ambassador Duale this morning. The situation in Somalia calls for an urgent response by the Security Council, so Japan commends you, Mr. Presiden…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for preparing his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2009/277). I am also deeply grateful to Under-Secretary-General John Holmes for his briefing.
Substantial progress has been made on the protection of civilians in armed conflict …
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for presiding over today’s Council meeting.
I thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for a useful briefing. Also, as all my colleagues have mentioned, this will be the last time Mr. De Mistura will appear before the Council in his capacity. I wish to add m…
I would like to welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Hyseni of Kosovo. I am also pleased with the presence of Foreign Minister Jeremić of Serbia.
I would like to thank Special Representative Lamberto Zannier for his very comprehensive briefing this afternoon. We are very grateful to the Se…
Japan supports a peaceful resolution of the issues of Abkhazia and South Ossetia based on the principle of the territorial integrity of Georgia. It is essential for all parties concerned to ensure peace and security in Georgia and its region. There is also an urgent need to improve the humanitarian …
