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Major Speeches/Documents of Japanese Representatives

Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
2009

December

• Statement by Mr. Akihiro Okochi, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 132: Special political missions, at the Fifth Committee of the Sixty-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (December 17, 2009)
• Statement of H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: First Exchange of the Fourth Round (December 8, 2009)
• Statement by Ambassador Shigeki Sumi, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, at the High level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (December 1, 2009)

November

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Norihiro Okuda, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, on Agenda Item 118: Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, at the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (November 19, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Takashi Kanamori, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 137: Human resources management, at the Fifth Committee Sixty-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (November 17, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Joint Debate of the General Assembly, on Item 9: Report of the Security Council and Item 119: Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters (November 12, 2009)
• Statement by Ambassador Yukio TAKASU, Permanent Representative of Japan, on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (November 11, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Takashi Kanamori, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 131: Programme budget: biennium 2008-2009 - ASHI, at the Fifth Committee of the Sixty-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (November 10, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, on Item 64: Report of the Human Rights Council, at the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (November 4, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Tetsuji Miyamoto, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 41: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the Third Committee of the Sixty fourth session of the General Assembly (November 3, 2009)

October

• Statement by Mr. Takashi Ashiki, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan, on Item 64: Report of the Human Rights Council, at the Third Committee of the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 29, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, on Proposed Program Budget for the Biennium 2010-2011, at the Fifth Committee of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (October 29, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Norihiro Okuda, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, on Human rights situations (Item 69(c)) at the Third Committee of the Sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 27, 2009)
• Statement by Ms. Azusa Shinohara, Alternate Representative of Japan, on Item 69 (b): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, at the Third Committee of the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 26, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Takashi Kanamori, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 139: United Nations Common System at the Fifth Committee of the Sixty-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (October 20, 2009)
• Statement by Minister Takashi Ashiki of Japan on Item 69 (a): Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Implementation of Human Rights Instruments at the Third Committee of the Sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 20, 2009)
• Statement by Ms. Azusa Shinohara, Alternate Representative of Japan, on Item 68: Indigenous Issues at the Third Committee of the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 19, 2009)
• Statement by Ms. Azusa Shinohara, Alternate Representative of Japan, on Item 65: Promotion and protection of the rights of children at the Third Committee of the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 15, 2009)
• Statement by Minister Mikio Mori, Delegation of Japan, on Agenda Item 34: Question relating to Information at the Fourth Committee of the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly (October 14, 2009)
• Statement by Ms. Azusa Shinohara, Alternate Representative of Japan, on Item 62 (a): Advancement of women and Item 62 (b): Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly at the Third Committee of the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 12, 2009)
• Address by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Japan, on the Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization at the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 6, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Masatoshi Sugiura, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda Item 145: Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations at the Main part of the Sixty-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (October 6, 2009)
• Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Open Debate on Women and Peace and Security of the Security Council (October 5, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Shigeki Sumi, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda Item 136: Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the the United Nations at the Main part of the Sixty-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly (October 5, 2009)
• Statement by Ambassador Shigeki Sumi, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, at the General Debate of the Second Committee of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (October 5, 2009)
• Statement by Ms. Azusa Shinohara, Alternate Representative of Japan on Social Development (Item 61) at the Third Committee of the Sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 5, 2009)

September

• Talking Points of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: The intermediate model (September 3, 2009)
• Statement of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: Expansion in both current categories (September 2, 2009)
• Statement of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: All the five key issues (September 1, 2009)

August

• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Opening Ceremony for the exhibition "Against Nuclear Arms" (August 10, 2009)
• Statement by Ambassador Norihiro Okuda, Chargé d'affaires, a.i., Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Open debate on resolution 1820 (August 7, 2009)

July

• Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, on the responsibility to protect at the General Assembly Plenary Meeting (July 24, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at an open debate of the Security Council on Post Conflict Peacebuilding (July 22, 2009)

June

• Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (June 26, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Ken Mukai, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, at the Fifth Committee of the Second Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (June 25, 2009) [PDF]
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the 24th informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council: The Second Round: Exchange III (June 22, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Meeting of the Security Council on Security Council Resolution 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998), 1203 (1999) and 1244 (1999) (June 17, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Meeting of the Security Council on Non-proliferation/DPRK (June 12, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the 20th informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council: The Second Round: Exchange II (June 11, 2009)

May

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Security Council Debate on the Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (May 28, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the 19th informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council: The Second Round: Exchange 1 (26 May 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Jun Yamada, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 132: Administrative and Budgetary Aspects of Financing UN PKOs: Support Account for PKOs at the Second Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (May 18, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Jun Yamada, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 132: Administrative and Budgetary Aspects of Financing UN PKOs: Cross-cutting Issues at the Second Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (May 13, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Ken Mukai, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations "Organization of Work" at the Fifth Committee of the Second Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (May 11, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Jun Yamada, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 118: Safety and Security at the Second Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (May 11, 2009)
• Statement by Minister Mikio Mori, Delegation of Japan, on the 31st Committee on Information (May 5, 2009)

April

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict of the Security Council (April 29, 2009)
• Statement of Ambassador Shigeki Sumi, Permanent Mission of Japan, at the Special high-level meeting of the ECOSOC with the BWIs, the WTO and the UNCTAD (Global Financial and Economic Crisis) (April 27, 2009)
• Statement of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform on "The relationship between the Security Council and the General Assembly" (April 20, 2009)
• Talking Points of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: "Size of an enlarged Security Council" and "Working methods of the Security Council" (April 7, 2009)

March

• Statement by Mr. Ken Mukai, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 157: Financing of activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863 (2009) at the Fifth Committee of the First Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (March 25, 2009)
• Talking Points of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: "regional representation" (March 24, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Jun Yamada, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations on Agenda item 146: Financing of UNMIS at the First Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (March 24, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Meeting of the Security Council on Security Council on Resolution 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998), 1203 (1999) and 1244 (1999) (March 23, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in the Sudan (March 20, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on the AU-UN Panel Report (March 18, 2009)
• Talking Points of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: "the question of the veto" (March 16, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Yasuo Kishimoto, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 123: Human Resources Management at the First Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (March 13, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Jun Yamada, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Financing the Core Diplomatic Training Activities of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research at the First Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (March 9, 2009)
• Statement by Dr. Yoriko Meguro, Representative of Japan, at the Fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (March 6, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Jun Yamada, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 124: Joint Inspection Unit at the Sixty-third Session of the General Assembly (March 4, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Ken Mukai, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 118: Capital Master Plan at the Fifth Committee of the First Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (March 4, 2009)
• Talking Points of Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform: "Categories of membership" (March 4, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Ken Mukai, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on organization of work, at the Fifth Committee of the First Resumed Part of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly (March 2, 2009)

February

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at informal plenary of the General Assembly on Security Council reform (February 19, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Debate on the Situation in Sierra Leone (February 9, 2009)
• Statement by Minister Takashi Ashiki, Delegation of Japan, on Item 3(b): Review of relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of social groups at the Forty-seventh Session of the Commission for Social Development (February 6, 2009)
• Statement by Minister Takashi Ashiki, Delegation of Japan, on Item 3(a): Social Integration at the Forty-seventh Session of the Commission for Social Development (February 4, 2009)

January

• Talking Points by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, at the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council (January 26, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council (January 19, 2009)
• Statement by Ambassador Norihiro Okuda, Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Mission of Japan, on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (January 14, 2009)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan, on the occasion of the briefing by the UNHCR (January 8, 2009)

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