First of all, Japan welcomes the ongoing efforts to achieve reform in the humanitarian sector, which will make for more effective provision of humanitarian assistance and protection of those in need. We commend Under- Secretary-General Egeland and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affa…
The Government of Japan deeply deplores the situation in Gaza, in which many Palestinian civilians have become victims during the recent Israeli military operations. We especially deplore the fact that more civilian lives were claimed on 8 November, in the shelling by the Israel Defense Forces of pr…
I join other colleagues in thanking you for organizing this meeting and also thank Assistant Secretary-General Angela Kane for her comprehensive briefing on the latest events in the situation in the Middle East.
The situation in the Middle East concerning Palestine and Israel continues to present c…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Schwarz-Schilling for his comprehensive and valuable briefing concerning the latest developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
I also thank Mr. Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his valuable statement.
Japan, as …
Last year, at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, world leaders reaffirmed the need to promote the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, as well as the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations and its Programme of Action. My Government greatly appreciates the fac…
It is my great pleasure and honour, on behalf of the Government of Japan, to address the Assembly under your presidency, Madam.
My delegation would like to express its gratitude to President Rosalyn Higgins for her in-depth report describing the current situation of the International Court of Justi…
I would like to thank Judge Philippe Kirsch for his in-depth report on the most recent work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to welcome the considerable progress that the Court has made in its investigative and judicial proceedings over the past year.
The ICC represents the culmination…
My delegation would like to exercise its right of reply once again in response to the statement just made by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It is very unfortunate that the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea refers to the issues of the past. …
Thank you for allowing us to exercise our right of reply. My comments are related to the statement of the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea this morning. First, we firmly believe that the qualifications of a given country for permanent membership in the Security Council sho…
I would like at the outset to join my colleagues in thanking Mr. Joachim Rücker for his comprehensive presentation. I would like to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate him on his appointment as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Kosovo is now at a crucial juncture,
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I would like to express my pleasure at the success of the High-level Dialogue that was held at the beginning of this month. It made clear once again that people of different races, religions, and cultures can coexist peacefully, both within and beyond national borders. It also provided participants …
I would like to thank the Presidents of the two Tribunals, Judge Erik Møse and Judge Fausto Pocar, for presenting their annual reports to the General Assembly.
Japan understands that both Tribunals have been continuing their efforts to ensure the completion of all trials by the end of 2010. We reit…
