I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his informative briefing.
More than 250 days of violence, grief and suffering have passed and still the situation worsens day by day. Japan maintains its condemnation of the heinous terror attacks by Hamas and others on 7 October as well as their takin…
I thank Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General James Swan and Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia Mohamed El-Amine Souef for their informative briefings. I also would like to welcome the presence of the representative of Somalia and t…
I would like to thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and Director Doughten of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for providing informative updates on the situation in Afghanistan. I also thank Ms. Wafeq for her enlightening briefing on the challenging status of Afghan women.
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I extend my sincere gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your leadership in convening this significant and timely open debate and to the Secretary-General and the briefers for their invaluable insights.
At the outset, Japan would like to express its commitment to promoting a free, fair and secure c…
I thank Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Koury for her update. Recognizing the urgent need to keep the Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process moving forward, Japan is looking forward to working with fellow Council members to support her in her role in leading the United …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I am also grateful to Slovenia and the United States for requesting it. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing.
This meeting is particularly timely, after the peace summit on Ukraine over the weekend. Japan…
First of all, I thank the Republic of Korea for holding this meeting, and I appreciate those Council members who supported this meeting.
We deeply appreciate Mr. Türk and Ms. Salmón for their informative and insightful briefings, and we deeply appreciate Mr. Kim for sharing his heartbreaking and co…
The devastating conflict in Gaza has gone on for far too long, with too much suffering and loss of innocent life. The catastrophic humanitarian situation is indescribable. Many of the hostages are still being held in appalling conditions.
Japan greatly appreciates the vigorous diplomatic efforts le…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
I must begin with our strong condemnation of yet another launch by North Korea using ballistic missile technology on 27 May and its launch of ballistic missiles on 30 May, local time, both of which, along with other missile launches, are…
I thank High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for his informative and sobering briefing.
I would like to start by commending the dedication of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), led by Mr. Grandi, to addressing the increasingly dire situations faced by refugees and …
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his informative briefing.
As we approach eight months since the gruesome acts of terror by Hamas and others, we must uphold our strong condemnation of those actions and call for the immediate return of all remaining hostages.
At the same time, we must rec…
I welcome Your Excellency, Madam President, back in this Chamber and thank you and Mozambique for convening this important meeting. I also thank Ms. DiCarlo, Ms. Bahous, Mr. Paullier Olivera and Ms. Diouf for their comprehensive briefings.
To empower youth and women as agents of peace and ensure th…
Japan welcomes the adoption of resolution 2730 (2024), on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations and associated personnel, which we co-sponsored. Japan deeply appreciates Switzerland’s leadership in drafting the resolution.
As we commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the protection…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General; the African Union Commissioner, Mr. Adeoye; and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador França Danese, for their briefings.
Japan believes that strong collaboration and part…
Let me begin by reminding the Council what our Russian colleague said in this Chamber just a few weeks ago. He stated that
“[d]iscussions on outer space security and decisions taken on the matter should be comprehensive” and should “involve all Members of the United Nations.… Otherwise, this is not…
I thank Ms. Lisa Doughten and Ms. Caitlin Howarth for their valuable briefings.
It is regrettable that we heard again today in a briefing from the United Nations about the many civilian casualties caused by the clear violation of the Charter of the United Nations by a permanent member of the Securi…
I ask my colleagues to imagine what would happen with a detonation of a nuclear weapon in outer space. A large number of satellites and other critical space infrastructure would be taken down. The consequences would be disastrous and irreversible and would not be limited to outer space. The repercus…
Nearly seven months of devastating conflict have brought about a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and an increasingly volatile atmosphere in the region. Tens of thousands have been killed or wounded; most of the population is displaced; and there is a continued risk of famine. Although the Security …
I too thank Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, for her valuable update.
The current situation in Gaza, which began 200 days ago with the brutal terror attacks by Hamas and other groups, has led to unprecedented destruction and a humanitarian catastrophe. A…
Japan is disappointed by the failure of the Council to adopt draft resolution S/2024/302. We deeply regret the decision of the Russian Federation to use the veto to block the adoption of this historic draft resolution on weapons of mass destruction in outer space.
Sixty-five countries co-sponsored …
