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Women's Issues

• Adoption of the Resolution Submitted by Japan ("Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Natural Disasters") at the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) (March 10, 2012)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Tsuneo Nishida Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations on Item 2: Strategic Plan 2011-2013 at Annual Session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (June 27, 2011)
• Statement by Ms. Hiroko Hashimoto Representative of Japan at the Fifty-fifth Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women UNDP (February 24, 2011)
• Statement by Ms. Chinami Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Parallel event "Resourcing Home-Based Caregivers in Africa: Highlighting African Women's Role in Community Development" (March 5, 2010)
• Statement by Ms. Chinami Nishimura , Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Fifty-fourth Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Fifteen-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action (Beijing + 15) (March, 2010)
• 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 2009)
• Statement by Dr. Yoriko Meguro, Representative of Japan, at the Fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (March 2009)
• Statement by Dr. Nobuko Kurosaki, Alternate Representative of Japan, on Item 56(a): Advancement of women and Item 56(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 to the 63rd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 2008)
• Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Women, Peace & Security: Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict (June 2008)
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "Establish of One-Stop Centres to counteract Violence against Women" (March 2008)
• Statement by Dr. Yoriko Meguro, Representative of Japan, at the Fifty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (February 2008)
• Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan at Open Debate of the Security Council on Women and Peace and Security (October 2007)
• Statement by Dr. Nobuko Kurosaki, Alternate Representative of Japan on Advancement of women (Item 63(a)) and Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (Item63 (b)) (October 2007)
• Statement by Dr. Yoriko Meguro, Representative of Japan, at the Fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women (February 2007)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Women and Peace and Security on the Roles of Women in the Consolidation of Peace (October 2006)
• Statement by Ms. Mikiko Otani, Alternate Representative of Japan, on Advancement of women (Item 61) (a) Advancement of women, and (b) Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (October 2006)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Toshiro Ozawa, Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations, on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and United Nations Research and Training Institutions at the Informal Consultation of the Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly on Mandate Review (May 2006)
• Statement by Dr. Yoriko Meguro, Representative of Japan, at the Fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (March 2006)
• Statement by H.E. Ambassador Shinichi Kitaoka at the Open Debate of the Security Council on: Women and Peace and Security (October 2005)
• Statement by Ms. Mikiko Otani, Alternate Representative of Japan, at the Third Committee of the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on Item 64: Advancement of Women, and Item 65: Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (October 2005)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Junshiro Nishime, Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Head of the Delegation of the Government of Japan, at the High Level Plenary of the Forty-Ninth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (March 2005)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Toshiro Ozawa, Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations, at the Security Council Open Debate on Security Council Resolution 1325: Women, Peace and Security (October 2004)
• Statement by Dr. Yoriko Meguro, Representative of Japan, at the 48th session of the Commission on the Status of Women Agenda Item 3: Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century" (March 2004)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Toshiro Ozawa, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on "Women, Peace and Security" (October 2003)
• The Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly:
  "WOMEN 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century"
  • Statement by Ms. Kay Fusano, Alternate Representative of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 110: Advancement of Women and Agenda item 111: Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century" (October 2003)
  • Statement by Dr. Sumiko Iwao Head of the Japanese Delegation, at the Debate in the Plenary of Twenty-thirdSpecial Session of the General Assembly (June 2000)
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
• Issue known as "Wartime Comfort Women"
• The Asian Women's Fund

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