Statement by H.E. Ambassador YAMAZAKI Kazuyuki, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Main Part of the 80th Session of the Fifth Committee Organization of Work
2025/10/6
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Madame Chair,
Allow me first to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Madame Chair, H.E. Ms. Zsuzsanna Horváth of Hungary and all the bureau members on your new roles. We are confident that you will guide this Committee towards a successful conclusion of our programme of work. I also wish to express our deepest gratitude to the outgoing Chair, H.E. Ms. Egriselda López of El Salvador and her bureau members for their hard work during the 79th session. And as always, we are grateful to the Secretariat of the Fifth Committee for their exceptional service to make our discussion possible.
Madame Chair,
As we commence the main session of the Fifth Committee today, we embark on approximately 2-month journey filled with numerous and complex agenda items. Our committee is renowned for its thorough and sometimes around-the-clock negotiations, a fact underscored by last year’s proceedings, which reached a consensus only on Christmas Eve.
This year, we are facing extraordinary challenges with the ongoing discussion of UN80 and the accompanying Revised Estimate that reflects its framework. While the work ahead of us is daunting, it is all the more imperative that we work collaboratively to ensure the success of these reforms. Our goal is not merely to trim a budget; rather, we are laying the groundwork of the future effectiveness and sustainability of the United Nations through the work of the Fifth Committee. Embracing the fundamental reform now is essential to prevent unchecked expansion. Japan is committed to constructively engage in the work to sustain the multilateral system in the long-term perspective.
Madame Chair,
To fulfil this important task, I would like to recall the spirit of this Committee’s long tradition - consensus-based agreements. We are committed to supporting a change today to invest in the long-term viability and effectiveness of this vital institution, and I invite all the Member States to achieve a timely and consensual outcome of the Committee under the leadership of Madame Chair. As diplomats, we are no strangers to the art of negotiation, and while our debates may be spirited, let us always remember the greater goal that binds us: a more equitable and sustainable world supported by the effective, transparent, and functioning United Nations.
I thank you, Madame Chair.
Allow me first to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Madame Chair, H.E. Ms. Zsuzsanna Horváth of Hungary and all the bureau members on your new roles. We are confident that you will guide this Committee towards a successful conclusion of our programme of work. I also wish to express our deepest gratitude to the outgoing Chair, H.E. Ms. Egriselda López of El Salvador and her bureau members for their hard work during the 79th session. And as always, we are grateful to the Secretariat of the Fifth Committee for their exceptional service to make our discussion possible.
Madame Chair,
As we commence the main session of the Fifth Committee today, we embark on approximately 2-month journey filled with numerous and complex agenda items. Our committee is renowned for its thorough and sometimes around-the-clock negotiations, a fact underscored by last year’s proceedings, which reached a consensus only on Christmas Eve.
This year, we are facing extraordinary challenges with the ongoing discussion of UN80 and the accompanying Revised Estimate that reflects its framework. While the work ahead of us is daunting, it is all the more imperative that we work collaboratively to ensure the success of these reforms. Our goal is not merely to trim a budget; rather, we are laying the groundwork of the future effectiveness and sustainability of the United Nations through the work of the Fifth Committee. Embracing the fundamental reform now is essential to prevent unchecked expansion. Japan is committed to constructively engage in the work to sustain the multilateral system in the long-term perspective.
Madame Chair,
To fulfil this important task, I would like to recall the spirit of this Committee’s long tradition - consensus-based agreements. We are committed to supporting a change today to invest in the long-term viability and effectiveness of this vital institution, and I invite all the Member States to achieve a timely and consensual outcome of the Committee under the leadership of Madame Chair. As diplomats, we are no strangers to the art of negotiation, and while our debates may be spirited, let us always remember the greater goal that binds us: a more equitable and sustainable world supported by the effective, transparent, and functioning United Nations.
I thank you, Madame Chair.