Please allow me to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for his informative briefing and continued service. I should also like to thank Minister Kuburović and Ambassador Çitaku for their extensive remarks.
It has been nearly 18 years since resolution 12…
I would like to begin by thanking the Chairs of the three Committees — the Permanent Representatives of Egypt, Kazakhstan and Bolivia — for sharing the activities of their Committees with us, as well as for their excellent work as Chairs.
Today we are facing terrorist attacks all over the world. Nu…
I would like to welcome High Representative Federica Mogherini to the Security Council and thank her for her insightful briefing. Furthermore, we deeply appreciated her visit to Hiroshima, Japan, in April 2016 and her call for lasting peace throughout the world.
First, on behalf of the Government a…
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the United States delegation for its effective guidance of the consultations on today’s important adoption of resolution 2351 (2017). Japan also appreciates the Secretary-General’s efforts to solve the Guergerat crisis and create an environment cond…
It is my great pleasure to address the General Assembly at this joint debate. I would like to begin by congratulating Ambassador Cho Tae-yul on assuming the chairmanship of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2017. I would also like to thank Ambassador Macharia Kamau for Kenya’s leadership over t…
Japan deeply appreciates Kazakhstan’s active leadership as the Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea. Japan also commends the work of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea.
Japan extends its full support to President Farmajo a…
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2350 (2017). We thank the United States for taking a leading role in the negotiations. Japan voted in favour of the resolution based on the clear progress achieved in Haiti. The Council has a responsibility to adopt mission configurations that matc…
Japan, too, offers its deep condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Egypt on Sunday. We join our colleagues in condemning these despicable acts and in expressing our solidarity with the people and the Government of Egypt.
I would like to thank Sandra Honoré, Special R…
At the outset, I would like to extend my hearty congratulations to you, Madam, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council during the month of April. Japan very much looks forward to working closely with you in the successful management of the Security Council.
I also exp…
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2349 (2017) and
thanks the United Kingdom for its leadership. Japan is pleased to have co-sponsored the resolution.
The resolution represents a milestone in the Security Council’s increased attention to the Lake Chad basin. It also represents a t…
Surrounded by the sea on all its sides, Japan has long had a profound interest in the
Five years have passed since the entry into force of what has been dubbed the “constitution of the oceans”, which is, of course, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement relating to th…
One hundred years ago, Japan was one of the 26 countries participating in the first
This year Japan is very pleased to have participated in the centennial events commemorating the first International Peace Conference. On this occasion, Japan would like to express its gratitude to the Government of …
