Statements

2017/8/21

2014

December 29, 2014

Statement by Mr. Sho Ono Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations at the Fifth Committee Main Part of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
December 19, 2014

Statement by Mr. Hiroshi Ishikawa,Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Terrorism and Cross-Border Crime
December 18, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Yoshifumi Okamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, Chargé d’ Affaires at the Debate of the United Nations Security Council on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
December 18, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Minami, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 132: Programme Budget for the biennium 2014-2015 Revised estimates relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2014-2015 under sections 5, Peacekeeping operations, 8, legal affairs, 27, Humanitarian assistance, 29B, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, 29C, Office of Human Resources Management, 29D, Office of Central Support Services, 34, Safety and security, and 36, Staff assessment
December 17, 2014

Statement by Mr. Sho Ono Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 132: First performance report on the Programme Budget for the Biennium 2014-2015 at the Fifth Committee
December 17, 2014

Statement by Mr. Hiroshi Onuma First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 132: Special Political Missions (SPMs) at the Fifth Committee
December 16, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, Chargé d’Affaires at the Open Debate of the Security Council on “Peace Operations: The UN-AU Partnership and Its Evolution” ( English / Français)
December 15, 2014

Statement by Mr. Junichi Sumi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Item 14 “Culture of Peace”: Plenary of the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
December 15, 2014

Statement by Mr. Hiroshi Onuma, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 132: Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2014/15 Subvention to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
December 11, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the General Debate on the occasion of the thirteenth session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
December 10, 2014

Statement by Mr. Sho Ono Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 132: Study on recosting and options for the Organization in dealing with fluctuations in exchange rate and inflation Fifth Committee Main part of the Sixty-Ninth Session Of the United Nations General Assembly
December 9, 2014

Statement by Mr. Hiroshi Ishikawa, Minister on Agenda Items 74(a) “Oceans and the Law of the Sea” and 74(b) “Sustainable Fisheries”
December 3, 2014

Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
November 24, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Debate of the 69th General Assembly on Agenda Item 35 "the Situation in the Middle East" and Agenda Item 36 "the Question of Palestine"
November 20, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Debate of the 69th General Assembly on the Situation in Afghanistan
November 19, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on International Cooperation on Combating Terrorism and Violent Extremism
November 19, 2014

Statement by Mr. Sho Ono Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Agenda Item 131: Review of efficiency: Budget outline 2016-17 at the Fifth Committee Main part of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
November 18, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations At the Third Committee Session on the Draft Resolution on the “Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”
November 18, 2014

Statement by Ms. Eriko Yajima First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 137: Human Resources Management at the Fifth Committee Sixty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
November 18, 2014

Statement by H.E. Hiroshi Minami Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations at the Joint Debate of the 69th Session of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 117: Implementation of the Resolutions of the United Nations and Agenda Item 118: Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly
November 17, 2014

Statement by Ms. Shoko Haruki, First Secretary to Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 63: Report of the Human Rights Council
November 12, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 119: The Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Related Matters
November 10, 2014

Statement by Mr. Shigetoshi Nagao Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 132: Program Budget 2014-2015: Capital Master Plan Main Part of the Sixty-Ninth Session, Fifth Committee of the General Assembly
November 6, 2014

Statement by Mr. Shigetoshi Nagao Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 132: Program Budget 2014-2015: Umoja/ERP at the Main Part of the Sixty-Ninth Session, Fifth Committee of the General Assembly
October 30, 2014

A Tribute to the Memory of His Excellency Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group at the General Assembly
October 30, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 70: Report of the International Court of Justice
October 29, 2014

Statement by Mr. Noboru Sekiguchi, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 24: Operational Activities for Development Second Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly
October 29, 2014

Statement by H. E. Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Item 68 (b): Human Rights Questions and Item 68 (c): Human Rights Situations
October 28, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Minami, Ambassador Deputy Permanent, Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the United Nations Security Council on Women and Peace and Security
October 27, 2014

Statement by Ms. Eriko Yajima First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 139: United Nations Common System at the Sixty-ninth Session of the Fifth Committee Of the United Nations General Assembly
October 23, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Working Methods of the Security Council
October 21, 2014

Statement by Shinsuke Shimizu Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 54: Questions relating to Information Fourth Committee
October 21, 2014

Statement by Shinsuke Shimizu Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 54: Questions relating to Information Fourth Committee
October 21, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East
October 20, 2014

Statement by Prof. Arino Yaguchi Alternate Representative of Japan at the Third Committee on item 65: Rights of indigenous peoples
October 20, 2014

Statement by Mr. Hiroshi Onuma First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 135: Pattern of Conferences Main Part of the Sixty-Ninth Session United Nations General Assembly
October 16, 2014

Statement by Ms. Eriko Yajima First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 144: Administration of Justice at the Fifth Committee Sixty-ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
October 16, 2014

Statement by Prof. Arino Yaguchi, Alternate Representative of Japan Item 64: Promotion and protection of the rights of children at the Third Committee, 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
October 16, 2014

Statement by Mr. Shigetoshi Nagao Counsellor, on Agenda item 134: Improving the financial situation of the United Nations at the Main Part of the Sixty-Ninth Session, Fifth Committee of the General Assembly
October 13, 2014

Statement by Prof. Arino Yaguchi, Alternate Representative of Japan On Item 27: Advancement of women at the Third Committee, 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly New York
October 13, 2014

Statement by the Permanent Mission of Japan at the General Discussion of the Second Committee of the General Assembly on Item 16: Information and communications technologies for development
October 9, 2014

Statement by Mr. Naoto Hisajima, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations at the Third Committee on item 105: Crime prevention and criminal justice and item 106: International drug control
October 7, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 108 Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization
October 7, 2014

Statement by Mr. Shigetoshi Nagao, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 136: Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations Main Part of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
October 3, 2014

Statement by H.E. Hiroshi Minami Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Fifth Committee Main Part of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
September 25, 2014

Address by H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan at the Sixty-Ninth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (English / Chinese(PDF)/ Spanish(PDF) / French(PDF) / Russian(PDF) / Arabic(PDF))
September 18, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Debate of the Security Council on the Situation in Afghanistan
September 18, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on the Ebola Outbreak in Africa
September 8, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict
September 4, 2014

Statement by H.E. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS UNDP Segment
August 21, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Conflict Prevention
July 30, 2014

Statement by Ms. Shoko Haruki, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations at the Fifth Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
July 28, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on U.N. Peacekeeping Operations
July 22, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, Chargé d’affaires ad interim, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East
July 10, 2014

Statement by Dr. Mitsuhiro Ushio, Assistant Minister for Global Health, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan at the high-level meeting on the comprehensive review and assessment of the progress achieved in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
July 8, 2014

Opening Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Panel Discussion on National Action Plans (NAPs)
June 25, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Debate of the Security Council on the Situation in Afghanistan
June 23, 2014

Statement by H.E. Motohide Yoshikawa Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Chair of the Working Group on Lessons Learned at the Peacebuilding Commission’s Annual Session during the Afternoon Working Session of “Lessons Learned on the Development of National Capacities and Sustainability of Resources in the Context of U.N. Missions’ Transitions”
June 18, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on the Occasion of the GA Thematic Debate: “Responding to the Opportunities and Challenges of the 21st Century: Human Security and the Post-2015 Development Agenda”
June 17, 2014

Statement by H.E. Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UN Women
June 13, 2014

Statement by Mr. Hiroshi Ishikawa Minister of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review
June 11, 2014

Statement by H.E. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the PBC Organizational Committee Informal Meeting, The 2nd Agenda on “Advance Preparation for the 2015 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture”
June 11, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on U.N. Peacekeeping Operations
June 10, 2014

Statement by H. E. Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Seventh Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
June 6, 2014

Statement by Mr. Katsuhiko TAKAHASHI, Minister at the 68th Session of the General Assembly under the Agenda Item 10 "Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS"
June 5, 2014

Statement by Dr. Eiji HINOSHITA, Counsellor at UNICEF Executive Board, Annual Session 2014 under the Agenda Item 6(a) "Draft country programme and common country programme document (Venezuela, Palestine)" Venezuela / Palestine
June 3, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Jun YAMAZAKI at UNICEF Executive Board, Annual Session 2014
May 28, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Kazuyoshi Umemoto at the Briefings by the Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies of the Security Council
May 21, 2014

Statement by H.E. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the General Assembly High-level Event on the “Contribution of North-South, South-South, Triangular Cooperation, and ICT for Development to the implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda”
May 15, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Agenda item 136: Improving the financial situation of the United Nations Second Resumed Session of the Sixty-Eighth Session Fifth Committee of the General Assembly
May 13, 2014

Statement by Mr. Mondo Yamamoto Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, Agenda Item 147: Overview and cross-cutting issues Second part of the resumed session of the Sixty-Eighth Session of the Fifth Committee Of the United Nations General Assembly
May 9, 2014

Statement by Mr. Sho Ono Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 147: Results of the revised survey to establish the standard rate of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries, as approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 67/261 on the report of the Senior Advisory Group on rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries at the Fifth Committee Second part of the resumed session of the Sixty-Eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
May 7, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Non-Proliferation “Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Resolution 1540 (2004) and Looking Ahead”
May 5, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Agenda: Organization of Work at the Second Part of the Resumed Session of the Sixty-Eighth Session of the Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
April 29, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East
April 28, 2014

Statement by Shinsuke Shimizu, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on the 36th Committee on Information
April 28, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Kazuyoshi Umemoto Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations At the Open Debate of the Security Council on "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Security Sector Reform: Challenges and Opportunities"
April 25, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Women and Peace and Security
April 14, 2014

Opening Remarks (French) by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN at a UN event on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Japan and France to the UN, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Thailand, Benin and Chile to the UN
April 14, 2014

Opening Remarks by Mr. Hiroyuki Yamaya, Director of Global Health Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a UN event on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Japan and France to the UN, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Thailand, Benin and Chile to the UN
April 11, 2014

Statement by Ambassasor Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform
April 7, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN at the UN Disarmament Commission 2014
March 28, 2014

Statement by Mr. Sho Ono, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda Item 134: Proposed programme budget: biennium 2014-2015 On the Study on the long-term accommodation needs at United Nations Headquarters For the period from 2014 to 2034
March 27, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Debate on the Situation in Ukraine
March 25, 2014

Statement by H. E. Ambassador Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 120: Follow-up to the Commemoration of the Two-Hundredth Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 24, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Security Council Meeting on MINUSTAH
March 21, 2014

Remarks by Mr. Naoto Hisajima, Minister, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the World Down Syndrome Day Conference
March 20, 2014

Statement by Mr. Sho Ono, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, Agenda Item 134: Proposed programme budget: biennium 2014-2015 on the Capital master plan First Resumed Part of the Sixty-eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
March 20, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Chargé d'Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN, Introduction of the draft resolution “Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Natural Disasters”
March 17, 2014

Statement by Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Debate on the Situation in Afghanistan
March 11, 2014

Opening Remarks by Mr. Akihiro Ohta, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan at the Special Event “Taking Stock of the International Year of Water Cooperation and Advancing the Global Water Agenda after Post-2015”
March 7, 2014

Statement by Professor Hiroko Hashimoto, Representative of Japan at the High-Level Event on the ‘Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda’
March 7, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations At the Open Debate of the Security Council On Children and Armed Conflict
March 6, 2014

Satement by Professor Hiroko Hashimoto, Representative of Japan at the High-Level Event on the ‘Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda’
March 5, 2014

Statement by Ms. Hiroko Hashimoto, Representative of Japan to the CSW at the Reception for the 6th Annual Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Event
March 3, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, Agenda: Organization of Work First part of the resumed session of the Sixty-Eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
February 25, 2014

Remarks by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Informal Meeting of the Plenary of the General Assembly on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
February 21, 2014

Opening Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at Panel Discussion on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment during Natural Disasters
February 19, 2014

Statement by Dr. Eiji Hinoshita, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN at Thematic Debate on Water, Sanitation and Energy
February 12, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the Open Debate of the United Nations Security Council On the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
February 12, 2014

Statement by Ms. Shoko Haruki First Secretary, Agenda item 3 (a) : Statement "Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all at the Fifty-Second Session of the Commission for Social Development
February 6, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at Agenda Item 11“Pledging Event” of UNICEF Executive Board, First Regular Session 2014
February 4, 2014

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at UNICEF Executive Board, First regular session 2014
February 3, 2014

Remarks by Minister Katsuhiko Takahashi, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations at the Side Event on Biodiversity and Development During the Eighth OWG of the SDGs
January 29, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Kazuyoshi Umemoto Chargé d’affairs ad interim of Japan to the United Nations Deputy Permanent Representative At the Open Debate of the Security Council On the “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: War, its lessons and the search for a permanent peace”
January 28, 2014

Statement by Mr. Katsuhiko TAKAHASHI, Minister of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN at UNFPA segment of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board, First Regular Session 2014
January 27, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations at the First Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS: UNDP Segment
January 20, 2014

Statement by Mr. Naoto Hisajima Minister of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations At the First Regular Session of the Executive Board of UN-Women
January 20, 2014

Statement by H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations At the Open Debate of the Security Council On the Situation in the Middle East