I would like to join colleagues in thanking Under-Secretary-General Gambari for his briefing.
In the past month, we have again witnessed widespread, deeply troubling changes in the Middle East. It is urgently necessary to create conditions for a cessation of violence that will be sustainable and to…
I too wish to join my colleagues in thanking Under-Secretaries-General Guéhenno and Gambari for their informative briefings on the latest developments in the Middle East, focusing on the situation in southern Lebanon.
The Middle East has seen continuing deterioration over the past several months. T…
I, too, should like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kane for her briefing.
The situation surrounding Palestine and Israel presents critical challenges at this time. All parties concerned must exercise the utmost restraint in order to avoid a further escalation of the situation.
Japan is deepl…
International law is the basis for the Security Council’s efforts to maintain international peace and security. We welcome today’s open debate to discuss the role of the Security Council in strengthening this foundation.
I would like to express my thanks to Mr. Per Stig Moeller, Minister for Foreig…
Japan voted in favour of, and welcomes the adoption of, the resolution on Western Sahara, which extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara for another six months. Given the importance of the role that the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy are playin…
Mr. President, at the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to you for having convened this very important meeting; to Minister Maúrtua de Romana of Peru for his presence and participation; and to Ms. Hannelore Hoppe for her introduction of the Secretary-General’s report. The report, which…
Mr. President, I thank you for convening today’s public meeting. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jessen-Petersen, for his comprehensive briefing. I welcome the presence in this Chamber of Mr. Boris Tadic, President of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. I a…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mwakawago for his briefing on the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
The Japanese delegation is particularly pleased to note that UNAMSIL is expected to successfully complete …
First I would like to thank the Presidents of both Tribunals, Judge Fausto Pocar and Judge Erik Møse, as well as the Prosecutors of the Tribunals, Ms. Carla Del Ponte and Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow, for their reports to the Security Council.
Japan notes with satisfaction that both Tribunals have bee…
The past year has been one of strong progress on the question of Palestine. The Sharm el-Sheikh commitment in February, Israel’s disengagement from Gaza and part of the West Bank in
August and the Agreement on Movement and Access this month all represent significant accomplishments. Although there …
Thank you, Sir for allowing us to exercise our right of reply, as the meeting comes to an end. My comments are related to the statement made by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea this morning. I will keep my remarks brief and positive. First, we firmly believe that the q…
I wish to begin by expressing my delegation’s gratitude to the Romanian presidency for organizing this open debate. I would also like to thank the five speakers at the beginning of this meeting for their insightful presentations and first- hand information.
Japan believes that it is important to en…
My delegation would like to thank President Shi Jiuyong for his in-depth report on the current work of the International Court of Justice (A/60/4). We also express our gratitude and support for the considerable achievements of the work of the Court in the past year.
In the present international com…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the three Chairs and express my appreciation for their briefings.
Since our last public meeting on 20 July (S/PV.5229), we have had no respite from acts of terror, which have been committed one after another, in Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Bali, Indones…
Sixty years have passed since the United Nations was established, with — as it is expressed in the Preamble of the Charter — the determination “to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours”. And four years have now passed since the General Assembly adopted res…
Ten years after the adoption of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, there have been significant developments in the priority areas of the Programme. However, the current generation of young people is facing even more complicated challenges than those envisaged 10 yea…
I would like to welcome the Chairpersons of the Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the 1540 Committee, as well as to express my appreciation for their briefings.
First of all, my delegation would like to express its sincere condolences to the familie…
Mr. President, your initiative to hold this open briefing concerning HIV/AIDS is much appreciated. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Dr. Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), for their very comprehensive and illuminating br…
I would like to thank Mr. Morris for his very informative and powerful briefing. His explanation of the situation in southern Africa, based on his recent trip to the region as the Secretary- General’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Needs there, was especially persuasive. We appreciate all of his har…
I would like to join the previous speakers in extending a warm welcome to Minister Kiganahe and expressing my appreciation for his attendance at this meeting to provide his Government’s view on the recommendations in the Secretary-General’s report on the possible establishment of two mechanisms to b…
