Japan and the United States sought to develop a draft resolution that could be adopted unanimously. For that reason, we focused on a narrow topic, namely, preventing the placement of weapons of mass destruction in outer space. Over the past weeks, Japan and the United States have made considerable c…
I sincerely thank Malta for convening today’s important meeting. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten, Ms. Ahmadi and Ambassador Gurira for their comprehensive briefings and their strenuous efforts to raise our awareness on this critically pressing and important issue.…
I express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Mr. Kamel and Ms. Messaoudi for their insightful briefings.
In the year 1862, 162 years ago, after Japan ended its two-centuries-long isolation, the first Japanese dele…
I would like to deliver the following remarks in my national capacity.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Bathily for his insightful and sobering update on the situation in Libya. I also welcome Ambassador El-Sonni, the Permanent Representative of Libya, to today’s meeting. To…
Allow me to begin my statement by expressing our sincere appreciation to Director General Grossi for his briefing on the most recent developments on the ground.
Japan remains deeply concerned about the nuclear safety and security situation in Ukraine, in particular at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power…
I too thank the Secretary- General for his timely briefing on this urgent matter. We are now witnessing an extremely dangerous situation that could have catastrophic consequences for the region and the whole world.
Japan is deeply concerned about Iran’s attack on Israel with numerous drones and mis…
I thank the President for convening today’s important meeting.
I must begin by expressing once again our deep regret that Russia chose to cast a veto on 28 March, blocking the renewal of the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) (see S/PV.…
I thank Mr. Rajasingham and Ms. Soeripto for their valuable briefings.
We are nearing six months since the conflict in Gaza erupted owing to Hamas’s terrifying attacks on Israel. Recent developments seem to only be worsening the situation on the ground.
Despite last week’s adoption of resolution 2…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Khiari, and the Director from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Doughten, for their informative briefings.
Japan has consistently urged the Myanmar military to take three concrete actions: first, immediately stop the violence, …
I thank Mrs. Gamba de Potgieter, Mr. Chaiban and Ms. Niger-Thomas for their informative and insightful briefings. I would also like to thank Malta for convening this very important and timely briefing. And again we would like to express our congratulations on its assumption of the presidency of the …
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Mr. Lockyear, Secretary General of Médecins sans frontières, for their valuable briefings.
Almost 140 days have passed since Hamas and others’ abhorrent acts of terror against Israel took place. We reiterate our unequivocal condemnation of those heinous ac…
It has been more than four months of devastation, hostilities and suffering since Hamas’s horrifying acts of terror against Israel. We are witnessing an alarming escalation of violence and an unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe. The situation on the ground is only worsening as each day goes by. Pa…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his insightful briefing, and I also welcome Ambassador El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, to this meeting.
At the outset, I want to express Japan’s appreciation for the laudable work of the United Nations Support Mission …
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to Special Envoy Grundberg and to Ms. Wosornu, Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their informative briefings. My appreciation also goes to the Secretariat and the International Maritime Organization for their preparat…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her informative briefing.
I have listened carefully to the explanation by the United States on the matter. Japan notes that the United States stated that it carried out air strikes against the facilities of Iran-affi…
I also thank Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing.
On Friday, the International Court of Justice delivered its order on provisional measures regarding the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip. In the interim, withou…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths and Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris for their valuable briefings.
Three months have passed since the heinous acts of terror were committed by Hamas and other militant groups. Since then, Gaza has been under heavy bombardments and relentless shell…
Let me first express my appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Since mid-November 2023, the Houthis have been continuously attacking commercial vessels engaging in lawful maritime transit through the Red Sea. They have also illegally seized and have held the MV Galaxy …
The Red Sea is vitally important for global maritime transportation. Currently, that critical shipping lane is in a state of crisis. The Houthis have repeatedly attacked commercial vessels with advanced weaponry, such as anti-ship ballistic missiles, drones and small boats. The Houthis have also sei…
I also thank Ms. DiCarlo and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings and insights.
Japan is gravely concerned about Russia’s intensified strikes and hostilities against Ukraine since the end of December. Many civilians have lost their lives or have been injured. These attacks by Russia are leaving hundreds…
