Japan and the United Nations
Other Information
2013
- Japan-Africa Summit Meeting on U.N. Security Council Reform (June 3, 2013)
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (June 2, 2013)
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (June 1, 2013)
2012
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Noda by H.E. Ir. M. Hatta Rajasa, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia(October 9, 2012)
- Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly "Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome" (September 11, 2012)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (July 7-9, 2012)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Noda by Miss Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (July 3, 2012)
- Meeting and Dinner between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Miss Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (July 3, 2012)
- Appointment of Mr. Yukio Takasu as Under-Secretary-General for Management of the United Nations (April 26, 2012)
2011
- Meeting and Dinner between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations (November 16, 2011)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda from Mr. Taleb D. Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization(October 4, 2011)
- The 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2011)
- Ministerial Meeting of the G4 countries (Brazil, Germany, India and Japan) in the margins of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly; Joint Press Statement (September 23, 2011)
- The Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (May 17, 2011)
- Statement by H.E. Ambassador Shigeki Sumi, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, At The Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) (May 12, 2011)
- Ministerial Meeting of the G4 countries (Brazil, Germany, India and Japan) Joint Press Statement (February 11, 2011)
2010
- The Adoption of the Resolution on Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members at the Plenary Meeting of 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (December 22, 2010)
- Appointment of Mr. Yukio Takasu, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, as the Special Advisor on Human Security to the UN Secretary-General (December 13, 2010)
- Public Symposium A better path to peace: dynamic collaboration between peacekeeping and peacebuilding (November 22, 2010)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (November 17, 2010)
- Extension of the Duration of Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces Personnel to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) (November 16, 2010)
- Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in Haiti for the Peace Keeping Operation (PKO) (November 16, 2010)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (November 10, 2010)
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara and President of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Joseph Deiss (October 27, 2010)
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee (October 27, 2010)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Ms. Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Timor-Leste and Head of Mission of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) (October 5, 2010)
- Dispatch of International Peace Cooperation Corps Members to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) (September 10, 2010)
- INSARAG Global Meeting (September 7, 2010)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (August 3-7, 2010)
- Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the establishment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations of a Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident of 31 May 2010 (August 3, 2010)
- Measures based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act Following the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Iran (August 3, 2010)
- Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (June 15, 2010)
- Visit to New York, the United States, by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- The 8th Public Forum on United Nations (UN) Reform (March 24, 2010)
- Teleconference between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (March 15, 2010)
- Follow-up Conference of the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) (January 4, 2010)
2009
- The Adoption at the Third Committee, United Nations General Assembly, of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (November 20, 2009)
- Visit to Japan by Miss Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (November 19, 2009)
- Launch of UN Week 2009 (October 15, 2009)
- Launch of UN Week 2009 (August 18, 2009)
- Remarks by H.E. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, President of the United Nations General Assembly, at the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony (August 9, 2009)
- Remarks by H.E. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, President of the United Nations General Assembly, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (August 6, 2009)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (June 30-July 2, 2009)
- Participation of H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East and Meeting of Countries of Concern Regarding Sri Lanka (May 8, 2009)
- Sophia University Professor Mr. Shinya Murase Elected to the International Law Commission (May 7, 2009)
- Statement of Japan at the Durban Review Conference (April 2009)
- UN Secretariat's Recruiting Mission to Visit Japan (February 17, 2009)
- Launching of Outreach Campaign "Together for the UN" (January 6, 2009)
2008
- Participation of Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to Address the Issue of the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia (December 15, 2008)
- The Adoption at the Third Committee, United Nations General Assembly, of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (November 22, 2008)
- Japan elected as Member of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (October 23, 2008)
- On the Extension of the Term of Japan's Assumption of the Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (July 18, 2008)
- Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Visiting Professor of Hitotsubashi University, to be Appointed as Director of the Policy, Evaluation and Training Division of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (July 16, 2008)
- Deposit of Instrument of Accession to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (July 2, 2008)
- Financial assistance to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (June 27, 2008)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Ban(Yoo) Soon-taek (June 3, 2008)
- Meeting between Mr. Osamu Uno, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (May 25, 2008)
- Meeting between Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to U.N. Secretary-General (March 7, 2008)
- Talks between Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to U.N. Secretary-General, Mr. Mitoji Yabunaka, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Kenichiro Sasae, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (March 7, 2008)
- Report on "Analysis of basic framework, and streamlining, of UN activities for enhancing their effectiveness and efficiency" by Professor Sumihiro KUYAMA and Mr. Toru SAKANE (February 2008)
2007
- Mr. Kemal Derviş, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pays a Call on Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs (December 14, 2007)
- Final Results of the By-Election of International Criminal Court (ICC) Judges (December 4, 2007)
- Election of Ms. Fumiko Saiga, Ambassador in Charge of Human Rights and Member of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), as Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (December 1, 2007)
- Dr. David Nabarro, UN System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, to Visit Japan (November 6, 2007)
- Visit to Japan by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to U.N. Secretary-General (October 2007)
- Meeting between Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to U.N. Secretary-General (October 26, 2007)
- Dinner hosted by Mr. Osamu Uno, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, for Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to U.N. Secretary-General (October 26, 2007)
- Meeting between Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to U.N. Secretary-General, and Mr. Mitoji Yabunaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (October 26, 2007)
- Japan submits nuclear disarmament resolution to UN General Assembly (October 18, 2007)
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Srgjan Kerim, President-elect of the 62nd Session of the U.N. General Assembly (August 21, 2007)
- Talks between Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Tom Koenigs, Special Representative of UN Secretary General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) (June 22, 2007)
- International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East (June 19, 2007)
- Courtesy Call by Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs (June 15, 2007)
- Dispatch of Arms Monitors to the United Nations Political Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) (March 27, 2007)
- Symposium "Toward Stabilization of Timor-Leste: UN Peacebuilding Activities and Japan's Role" (March 2, 2007)
- Secondment of a Japan's Foreign Ministry Official as the Chief of Staff in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) (March 1, 2007)
- Measures based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law to Prevent the Transfer of Financial Resources and to Prohibit the Import of Items related to Iran's Proliferation Sensitive Nuclear Activities and Development of Nuclear Weapon Delivery Systems (February 16, 2007)
- Contribution to the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (February 6, 2007)
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (January 17, 2007)
- Signing of the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property (January 10, 2007)
2006
- Adoption of the Resolution on the "International Year of Sanitation 2008" at the United Nations General Assembly (December 21, 2006)
- 50th Anniversary of Japan's Admission to the United Nations (December 2006)
- Election of Mr. Chusei Yamada as UN International Law Commission Member (November 17, 2006)
- Presentation of the Report by the Secretary General's High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and the Environment (November 10, 2006)
- Resolution 1718 (2006) Adopted by the Security Council (S/RES/1718 (2006)) on 14 October 2006 [English (PDF)
] [Japanese]
- Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council (S/PRST/2006/41 of 6 October 2006)
- Japan's Assumption of the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (October 2, 2006)
- Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East Peace Process, to Attend the Ministerial-level Meeting of the United Nations Security Council (September 21, 2006)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (May 2006)
- Overview (May 18, 2006)
- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Address at the University of Tokyo (May 18, 2006) [English]
[Japanese]
- Press Release (May 8, 2006)
- Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the United States (May 8, 2006)
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (April 3, 2006)
2005
- Postponement of the Visit to Japan by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (December 2, 2005)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (November 30, 2005)
- Japan to Assume Chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1636 (2005) concerning the Suspects of Assassination of Former Lebanese Prime Minister (November 24, 2005)
- United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement on the Terrorist Bombings in India (November 1, 2005)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. James Morris, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) (October 21, 2005)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (October 21, 2005)
- Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura's Visit to the U.S. and France (April 28-May 4, 2005)
- World Conference on Disaster Reduction (January 18-22, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan)
- Ministerial Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami Affected Countries (January 11, 2005)
2004
- Visit by Mr. Keitaro Sato, Ambassador in Charge of Conflict and Refugee-related Issues in Africa to the United States (United Nations) and the Republic of Liberia (Overview and Evaluation) (May 2004)
- Information on the International Symposium "Emerging New Threats: Challenges for the United Nations" (March 2004)
- Announcement for a lecture by Mr. Shi Jiuyong, President of the International Court of Justice (April 2004)
- Financial Cooperation for the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change Established by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (March 2004)
- Statement by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan to the Japanese Parliament (February 2004)
- Prime Minister Meets with Secretary-General of the United Nations (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (February 2004)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (February 2004)

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