Japan and the United Nations
United Nations Security Council
November 18, 2025
Japan and the Security Council
Japan will serve as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for 2023-2024.
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2803 on the Situation in Gaza (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (November 18, 2025)
- Reapplication of United Nations Security Council Resolutions of sanctions against Iran (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (September 28, 2025)
- Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs AKAHORI’s Attendance at the United Nations Security Council High Level Open Debate on “Artificial Intelligence and International Peace and Security” (September 26, 2025)
- Statement by State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI Takuma at the Security Council High Level Open Debate (July 23, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA from Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiation on Security Council Reform (IGN) (March 25, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiation on Security Council Reform (IGN) (March 24, 2025)
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister AKAHORI and Ms. Grynspan, Secretary-General of the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (March 18, 2025)
- Summary of Japan’s Term as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (January 10, 2025)
- Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs AKAHORI’s Attendance at the UN Peacebuilding Commission Ministerial-level Meeting (September 27, 2024)
- Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs AKAHORI’s Attendance at the United Nations Security Council High Level Open Debate on Leadership for Peace (September 25, 2024)
- Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs AKAHORI’s Attendance at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on Ukraine (September 25, 2024)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2735 on the Situation in Gaza (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko) (June 11, 2024)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio by Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations (April 19, 2024)
- Working Lunch between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa and Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations (April 18, 2024)
- Rejection of the draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the mandate of the Panel of Experts for the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki) (March 28, 2024)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 on the Situation in Gaza (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko) (March 27, 2024)
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa Visits the United States of America (March 17-20, 2024)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2727 on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki) (March 16, 2024)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2722 condemning the Houthis’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki) (January 11, 2024)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2721 on the situation in Afghanistan (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki) (December 30, 2023)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution on scaling up and monitoring aid to the Gaza Strip (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki) (December 23, 2023)
- The Adoption of Resolution 2678 of the United Nations Security Council concerning the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (March 17, 2023)
- On the Election of Japan as a Non-permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (June 10, 2022)
- Japan’s candidature for the Security Council 2023-2024 (English (PDF)
/ Arabic (PDF) / French (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)) - Japan’s efforts as a member of the Security Council 2016-2017 (PDF)
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (December 15, 2017)
- Japan's Contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKO)