I thank the Secretary- General for his sobering briefing, and I also express our deep appreciation to the United Nations entities and their staff on the ground for their humanitarian roles in an extremely dangerous situation.
The conflict in Gaza has gone on for nearly a year. Every day brings addi…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Ms. Clark for their respective updates and briefings.
The current catastrophe in Gaza began with the horrifying acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas and other militant groups. We reiterate our strong condemnation of the 7 October 2023 attack, as well as the…
I thank the United Kingdom for requesting this timely meeting, and I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Acting Under- Secretary-General Msuya for their updates.
Japan is alarmed by the recent reporting of the unprecedented escalation in and around El Fasher and its impact on the human…
First of all, I warmly welcome to you, Madam President, to the Security Council. I appreciate you presiding over this important meeting.
I would like to thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and Executive Director of UN-Women Bahous for their updates. I also thank Ms. Mina for courageously sharin…
I thank Senior Coordinator Kaag and Mr. Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, for their informative and sobering briefings.
Gaza’s agony continues. Japan is appalled at the ever-increasing death toll, which has now exceeded 41,000, including many ci…
I would like to thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for her comprehensive briefing.
As we discussed last week, the massive and widespread missile barrage directed at Ukraine has continued unabated. The United Nations has also reported a high number of civilian casualties. We are appalled by …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix, Ms. Ero and Mr. Al Hussein for their respective briefings.
Peacekeeping operations remain one of the most effective tools available to the United Nations to promote international peace and security, yet they face increasingly complex challenges today. Japan…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT): Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting.
The CTBT is a core element of the internat…
First of all, I would like to express our gratitude to Sierra Leone for its successful presidency of the Council in August and to wish
Slovenia the best of luck with its presidency this month. Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Director Wosornu, Dr. Bron-Harlev and Ms. Novak for the…
First of all, I thank the delegations of the United Kingdom and Switzerland for proposing this timely meeting. I also express my gratitude to Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya and Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr. Ryan for their sobering updates.
The humanitarian situa…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Dr. Baxter for their informative and sobering briefings.
More than 10 months into the conflict, which was triggered by Hamas’s attack on Israel in October of last year, every passing day brings more and more destruction, casualties, suffering and trauma, d…
I warmly welcome you, Mr. President, to the Security Council, and I thank Assistant Secretary-General Spehar, Mr. Adeoye, Ms. Samai and Mr. Descardes for their insightful briefings.
The world can avoid the human tragedy and devastating consequences of conflicts when we are able to prevent them from…
I thank Ms. Koury for her insightful briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to this meeting.
Today I would like to mention five points.
First, Japan remains deeply concerned about the prolonged political stalemate in Libya. National elections are a prerequisite to restore t…
I welcome your presence in the Chamber, Madam President, and I thank Sierra Leone for convening today’s important briefing, focusing on sustaining commitments to the women and peace and security agenda in the context of accelerated transitions of peace operations. I also thank Ms. Bahous, Ms. Pobee …
I would like to thank Director Wosornu, of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Mr. Omollo, Assistant Executive Director of the World Food Programme, for their sobering briefings today. I am also grateful to my fellow Council members for requesting this timely and important b…
First of all, I would like to congratulate Sierra Leone on its assumption of the Council presidency this month.
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his thirty-ninth report on the situation in Darfur, in accordance with resolution 1593 (2005).
During the visit to New York by International Criminal Court (I…
I thank Chef de Cabinet Rattray for his briefing.
More than nine months have passed since the outbreak of the devastating conflict in the Gaza Strip following the brutal acts of terror by Hamas and other militant groups. Japan deeply regrets the heavy civilian casualties and destruction caused by t…
No one country can single-handedly solve the various complex global challenges of today, which my fellow Council members have already outlined. We need a collective multilateral response, and the United Nations should be at the heart of it. Multilateralism can function only when Member States work t…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Jonah Leff, Executive Director at Conflict Armament Research, for their sobering and extremely alarming briefings.
I must begin by condemning yet another ballistic missile launch by North …
I thank the Republic of Korea for convening this important annual debate on children and armed conflict. I also would like to thank Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Mrs. Gamba de Potgieter, Mr. Chaiban and the child briefer for their sobering briefings. I especially thank His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon for today’s …
