I thank the Deputy Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations for their informative briefings. We also thank the representative from civil society and welcome her participation here today.
Japan welcomes the report of the Secret…
Japan has long understood the Palestinians’ aspirations to build an independent State and has supported the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. Japan therefore endorses the two-State solution, under which Israel and a future independent Palestinian State would coexist side by side…
Japan welcomes the adoption of resolution 66/288 and the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) annexed to it. We would also like to once again express our heartfelt appreciation to the Government of the host country, Brazil, and to the two co-Chairs an…
It is my great pleasure to address the General Assembly at this debate on the report (A/66/675) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the report of the Secretary-General (A/66/659) on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
I would like first of all to express our gratitude to Ambassador Eugène-Richard G…
At the outset, I would like to commend Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos for her leadership in strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance. I also praise the efforts to that end made by humanitarian agencies, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair…
As the world faces a multitude of pressing development challenges, Japan attaches the highest importance to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In order to achieve them by the target date of 2015, the global community must demonstrate clear political will and work together with all st…
It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly today on the report of the Secretary-General on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict (A/66/311), which was issued as a response to the independent review by the Senior Advisory Group under the able leadership of Mr. Jean- Marie Gué…
It is my great pleasure and honour, on behalf of the Government of Japan, to address the General Assembly under the presidency of His Excellency Ambassador Al-Nasser. I would like to express my gratitude to President Hisashi Owada for his in-depth report summarizing the current situation of the Inte…
I would like to thank President Sang-Hyun Song for his in-depth report on the most recent work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (see A/66/309). Japan attaches great importance to the rule of law in the international community. In that regard, we have been actively assisting the work of the …
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for preparing the reports on agenda items 20 (f) and 50. I would also like to thank most heartily the delegation of Germany for coordinating the important draft resolution before us. The draft resolution covers, in a co…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation's appreciation to the Secretary-General for preparing the report (A/54/495) on agenda item 43, “The situation in the Middle East”. Let me also reaffirm my Government's wholehearted support for the Middle East peace process and our hope to see the achievement …
As we stand at the doorstep of the third millennium, it is appropriate for the Assembly to reflect on how the international community can most effectively provide humanitarian assistance. Humanity is a value shared by all the peoples of the world, whatever their history or cultural heritage. This ye…
At the outset, I should like to take this opportunity to express the deep appreciation of my delegation to the Secretary-General and other members of the Secretariat of the United Nations, and in particular the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Mine Action Service, as well as to all the …
At the outset, allow me to thank Director General Mohamed ElBaradei for his thorough presentation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report. Furthermore, the Japanese Government extends a sincere welcome to the Governments of Honduras and Angola, which have recently become
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At the World Summit for Social Development in 1995 the international community succeeded in generating great momentum towards the
During the four short years since Copenhagen the world has faced its share of problems, such as regional conflicts, international and domestic economic crises and natura…
