Japan is pleased that the Security Council continues to give close attention, as it should, to the plight of civilians in armed conflict. We therefore welcome today’s open debate and thank Under-Secretary-General John Holmes for his briefing on the progress that has been made. We commend the Office …
Allow me, first, Mr. President, to warmly welcome you to the United Nations as the new Permanent Representative of the United States of America, and to say that Japan looks forward to closely working with you and the United States Mission in the months ahead.
I wish to thank the Chairs of the Counc…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Madam, and the delegation of the United Kingdom for the important initiative you have taken of organizing this timely debate on the security implications of climate change and global warming, and I thank you as well for the excellent concept paper that was pres…
Madam President, the delegation of Japan is grateful to you for convening this meeting so promptly following the report of the Secretary-General on system-wide coherence (A/61/836). We thank the Secretary-General for the report and welcome it. My delegation agrees in general with the views expressed…
I would like, first of all, to express to you, Mr. President, and to the members of the Council, Japan’s appreciation for the opportunity to present its views on the situation in Afghanistan — a subject to which Japan attaches great importance.
Let me also at the outset express our congratulations …
The delegation of Japan welcomes the adoption of the two framework resolutions. Japan also welcomes the Secretary- General’s strong commitment to Secretariat reform, including improvement in management.
We support the broad thrust of the Secretary- General’s proposals on strengthening the capacity …
I would like to thank you, Sir, for your initiative to have this debate with the participation of Prime Minister Ramos-Horta. I take this opportunity to express our high respect to Prime Minister Ramos-Horta for his untiring efforts to address many difficult issues facing his country, including part…
It is a matter of great regret that the Council has been compelled to act in this Chamber on another resolution regarding Iran’s nuclear issue only five months after adopting resolution 1696 (2006). Over the course of this year, we have had intensive discussions on the Iranian nuclear issue in the C…
It is my pleasure to brief members of the Council, as outgoing Chairman, on the work of two of the Security Council’s subsidiary bodies of which I have had the honour to serve as Chair during Japan’s current term on the Security Council.
First, I should like to deal with the Working Group on Peacek…
I wish first to thank the Presidents of the two Tribunals, Judge Pocar and Judge Møse, as well as the Prosecutors, Ms. Del Ponte and Mr. Jallow, for their reports on the activities of their respective tribunals, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Internation…
I would like to thank you, Sir, and the mission of Qatar for the initiative of holding this important meeting on the Middle East situation. The region is going through another difficult and dangerous crisis period and requires the Council’s close attention, given its serious, broad ramifications.
W…
I would like to thank you, Madam, for having convened this plenary meeting to discuss matters to which many delegations attach great importance: the annual report on the work of the Security Council, and Council reform.
Earlier, following the general debate in September, the President identified Se…
This morning, it is my great pleasure to report to the Security Council on the findings of the mission that visited Afghanistan from 11 to 16 November 2006, in which I had the privilege of serving as team leader.
The Security Council mission to Afghanistan was the second carried out since 2002 in s…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his briefing on the progress made and the challenges that remain in the effort to protect civilians in armed conflict. We commend the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), headed by Mr. Egeland, for playing an active lead role in mo…
The deliberations on this agenda item are very timely, especially since Afghanistan is at crossroads as regards its democratic future, security and governance.
As I stated in my briefing on the Security Council mission to Afghanistan that took place recently, the Afghan partnership that began in Bo…
I would like to thank you, Mr. Minister, and the delegation of Peru for holding today's debate. We appreciate your presiding over this meeting personally to address this important issue. I also thank Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Con…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his briefing. We also thank him for his unstinting efforts to keep the Council informed of the humanitarian situation in Africa and in other parts of the world and to address the practical problems in a very aggressive and constructive manner.
First, wi…
I am very pleased this morning to present an oral report to the Council on the mission of Council members to Afghanistan last week. The Security Council mission, comprising 10 members, visited Afghanistan from 11 to 16 November. Based in Kabul, the mission travelled to provincial cities — Qalat, nea…
Let me state at the outset that we are shocked and appalled by the fact that yet another high-ranking Lebanese official — Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayel — has been killed. Japan strongly condemns that brutal act of violence, which can only destabilize the already volatile situation in Lebanon. …
I join other members in thanking Mr. De Soto for his comprehensive briefing and express to him our appreciation for the excellent work being done on the Middle East. First, regarding the Palestinian issue, which is at the core of the problems in the Middle East, we must express our deep concern over…
