I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting to discuss one of the most important agenda items, the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
The General Assembly, as the principal organ of the United Nations represented by every Member State equally,…
I thank the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, for his briefing on his most recent visit to Myanmar. Japan welcomes the positive outcome of Mr. Gambari’s visit to Myanmar this time.
The statement issued by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, read out loud by Mr. Gambari on …
I would like to express Japan’s strong support for the draft resolution on “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula” (A/62/L.4). Japan welcomes the recent inter-Korean summit as a symbolic event demonstrating the deepening of dialogue between the Republic of Korea and the Democrati…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. This is an extremely important issue for all of us.
In implementing financing for development, it is important to take stock of the progress that has been made in the efforts to achieve…
It gives me particular pleasure to extend a warm welcome to New York to Director General Mohamed ElBaradei and to express my appreciation for his presentation of the detailed annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). As the IAEA is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I join previous speakers in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Koenigs, for his comprehensive and informative briefing.
Since the last debate on this topic in the Securi…
First of all, on behalf of the members of the Peacebuilding Commission, allow me to express our heartfelt gratitude to you, Mr. President, for providing a timely opportunity to discuss the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission.
In September 2005, our leaders adopted the 2005 World Summit Ou…
I would like to join the other delegates in congratulating His Excellency Mr. Kerim on his assumption of the presidency.
In the twenty-first century, the United Nations needs to respond swiftly to emerging challenges in the world. The expectations of the citizens of the world for the United Nations…
I would like to express my deep appreciation to you, Madam President, for the leadership you demonstrated throughout the sixty-first session of the General Assembly in raising the momentum for Security Council reform. The efforts to move forward made by the five facilitators and two ambassadors unde…
I would like to express deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the victims and their bereaved families, and to many other people who were injured by the suicide bombing attacks in Algeria yesterday. Japan condemns in the strongest terms such heinous acts of terrorism, which victimize many inn…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for personally presiding over this meeting to consider ways and means of enhancing the security of those personnel who are working in conflict zones. The importance of this issue cannot be overemphasized, as the safety of personnel is a precondition for the success of…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. My thanks go as well to your predecessor, Ambassador Amorim, for his excellent leadership of the work of the Council last month.
I should like to express my deep appreciation for the opport…
I would like to join the previous speakers in expressing my delegation’s appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Miyet for his update of the situation in Sierra Leone. We are also grateful to Ambassador Dahlgren, who made a second trip to Sierra Leone as the Chairman of the sanctions Committee. His …
Japan welcomes the introduction of the draft resolution on the year 2000 date conversion problem. We also commend the contributions made by the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Informatics, under the able leadership of Ambassador Kamal. The Working Group has contributed…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to express my appreciation to the Secretary- General for his reports under the agenda item on the situation in Central America.
The peace process is not yet completed, however, and further efforts must be made to consolidate democratization and development. …
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to express support for draft resolution A/53/L.23/Rev.1. It is the view of Japan that all States Members of the United Nations share the spirit of this draft resolution: that the international community must not resort to hostility and conflict in the face of…
Japan shares the concern expressed by many other countries regarding the problem of extraterritorial application of jurisdiction, such as that arising from the Helms-Burton Act. My Government has been following closely the implementation of the legislation, as well as the circumstances surrounding i…
I should like first of all to express the appreciation of my delegation to the Secretary-General for his excellent report on the work of the Organization. In general, we endorse the basic thrust of the report, which stresses a comprehensive approach to international peace and security on two fronts:…
On behalf of the delegation of Japan, I should like to welcome the decision just adopted by the General Assembly to extend the term of office of Mrs. Sadako Ogata as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for two years, through the end of December 2000.
I should like to take this opportunity…
We are now at a critical juncture in the Angolan peace process, and the international community is once again compelled to express its grave concern at the worsening situation in that country. The report of the Secretary-General identifies, clearly and unambiguously, who is primarily responsible for…
