On behalf of the delegation of Japan, I would like to express my appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for having convened this meeting.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. For at least those 1…
I would like to thank President Guelleh for his briefing. We recognize that Djibouti has a significant geopolitical and strategic role to play in the Horn of Africa region. The Government of Japan has been engaging in anti-piracy activities in that area, deploying two naval vessels and two P-3C mari…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Foreign Minister Jeremić of Serbia and Foreign Minister Hyseni of Kosovo.
Japan highly values the contributions made by the United Nations…
I would like to thank the Chairs of the Council’s three counter-terrorism-related Committees for their briefings on developments during the past six months. I would also like to pay tribute to the dedicated work of the Chairs and of the respective expert groups.
Terrorism continues to constitute on…
Let me express my appreciation for the convening of this special meeting
on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day. According to the Japanese non-governmental organization Earth Day Japan, 36 events have been organized today all over Japan to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Earth …
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on the situation in the Middle East. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his comprehensive briefing.
We very much regret that we have yet to see the resumption of ne…
First of all, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the President for convening today’s meeting to discuss one of the most important items on the General Assembly’s agenda, the revitalization of its work. I would like also to thank the Co-Chairs of the previous Ad Hoc Working Group on the r…
We thank the Secretary- General for his reports (A/64/84, A/64/327 and
A/64/331) and commend the Emergency Relief Coordinator and humanitarian organizations, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their efforts to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian assistanc…
Let me first join other delegates in thanking the facilitators of the two draft resolutions, Ambassador Henrique Valle of Brazil and Ms. Holly Koehler of the United States, for their tremendous work. I also wish to thank all Member States that worked together during informal consultations on the dra…
At the outset, let me join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for December. We are grateful to Ambassador Mayr- Harting and his team for the excellent leadership with which they successfully conducted the work of the Council in …
Japan welcomes this opportunity to address the General Assembly on the situation in the Middle East.
For Japan, relations with the Middle East have always been a matter of the highest priority. We have been making serious efforts to enhance our ties with the region through cooperation in various fi…
We have explained our position many, many times, as well as when we exercised our right of reply today, and do not intend to do so again. However, we have to put it on record that we cannot accept the baseless allegations, full of insulting language, made by the representative of the Democratic Peop…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for convening today’s debate. I also wish to join previous speakers in thanking the respective Chairs of the Council’s three counter-terrorism Committees for their briefings on developments during the past six months.
Terrorism con…
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to exercise our right of reply. My comments are related to the statement by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
It is regrettable that we have to respond to what the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sa…
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) and to congratulate the Court on its increasingly important role in the fight against impunity in the international community.
Japan believes that we are now in a…
I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s important debate on sexual violence in armed conflict.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for personally presenting his first report (S/2009/362) pursuant to resolution 1820 (2008). We also commend the invaluable efforts of the De…
Allow me to begin my statement, Mr. President, by congratulating you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. I also express my appreciation to Ambassador Rugunda and his staff from the Ugandan mission for the excellent manner in which they conducted the work of th…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing.
It has been six months since the conflict in Gaza. While there has not been any major out…
Since we know that today, Mr. President, marks the end of your tenure as Permanent Representative of Turkey and your long diplomatic career, allow me to take this opportunity to express, on behalf of my delegation, my heartfelt appreciation to you, Ambassador İlkin, for your tireless efforts to make…
First of all, my Mission would like to express to the President of the Security Council, Ambassador İlkin, and his Mission, its appreciation for their decision to convene this meeting on peacekeeping operations. Our appreciation also goes to the United Kingdom and France for their initiative on peac…
