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2023-01-12
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2023-02-24
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  1. “We will stand firmly with Ukraine. Japan welcomes President Zelenskyy’s sincere efforts to demonstrate fundamental principles in his peace formula and to promote a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in accordance with the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Before conclusion, allow me to reiterate that any attempts to change the status quo of territory by force or coercion anywhere in the world must be rejected. At the same time, the Security Council should not leave behind the many other challenges that it has to deal with. Let us return to the unshakeable principles that the Member States have built upon since 1945. Let us unite for the rule of law. Let us uphold the rule of law for peace.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  2. “Russia must immediately stop its war of aggression, withdraw all its troops and military equipment from Ukraine, and respect Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. No country is allowed to rewrite borders by force or coercion. Japan also condemns Russia’s attacks against critical infrastructure. Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians are a violation of international humanitarian law and constitute a war crime. Russia’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and its seizure and militarization of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant must be denounced as well. We commend and fully support the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure nuclear safety and security at the plant. We must hold Russia accountable in accordance with international law.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  3. “The call of the Secretary-General represents the collective will of the Member States — maybe except for a few — and it is reflected in the resolutions of the General Assembly, including the one adopted just yesterday (resolution ES-11/6), and in the International Court of Justice order on provisional measures. It is unfortunate that, one year later, we still have to repeat the same call. Japan condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. It is a clear violation of international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, by a permanent member of the Security Council, which is supposed to bear the heaviest responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  4. “I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting. My appreciation also goes to the Secretary-General. One year ago today, right here in this very Chamber, right in the middle of the discussion on how to prevent aggression against Ukraine (see S/PV.8974), a permanent member of the Security Council, launched an aggression against Ukraine, in front of the wide-open eyes of Council members. It was an insult to the Security Council and to the entire United Nations. It demonstrated how little Russia cares about the United Nations. At that very moment, I remember vividly, Secretary-General Guterres called on the Russian leader, “President Putin, stop the military operation. Bring the troops back to Russia.” His call still echoes in my ears.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  5. “There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. Given the lateness of the hour, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, I intend to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1 p.m.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  6. “I hope that today’s open debate can be an opportunity for Member States to share concrete ideas and proposals to strengthen the rule of law. I look forward to a vibrant discussion. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  7. “We need to enhance the functions of the whole United Nations as the bulwark of multilateralism and the rule of law. That includes strengthening the roles of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and other organs. The most pressing aspect of that effort is Security Council reform. The Council should be enlarged, in both the permanent and non-permanent categories, to better reflect the realities of the current world, not that of 78 years ago. That is especially true for Africa. The International Court of Justice is the final gatekeeper of the rule of law, and we should reinforce its role. I call upon all States that have not yet done so to accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  8. “I hope that Japan’s assistance has been helpful in the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire, just to name a few. Japan will continue to work together hand in hand with other States to let the rule of law permeate at the national and international levels. Confidence in the United Nations is now eroding. But as Dag Hammarskjöld once said, “We need [the United Nations] as a foundation and a framework for arduous and time-consuming attemptstofindnormsinwhichanextra-national— or perhaps even supranational — influence may be brought to bear in the prevention of future conflicts.” (Public Papers of the Secretaries-General of The United Nations, vol. IV, p. 374) No other organization can, or should, replace the United Nations.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  9. “Japan welcomes efforts by Member States in that regard and calls for further actions to end the aggression against Ukraine. Let us refrain from recognizing territorial acquisitions by force or supporting aggression, directly or indirectly. The rule of law is strongly interrelated with national governance and development. They are mutually reinforcing. The rule of law leads to greater predictability, transparency and fairness in society, which in turn serves as the foundation of economic development and human security. That, in return, helps to strengthen the rule of law. Japan is a proud supporter, when requested, of national efforts to build legal institutions and develop human resources around the world.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  10. “Secondly, the rule of law never allows any country to rewrite borders by force or through the flexing of muscles. That applies to any coercion, including the deployment of armed personnel beyond internationally recognized borders, or to territory under the peaceful administration of another State to create a fait accompli. By no means can such actions be justified through arbitrary interpretations of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, including the right of self-defence. Thirdly, we, the Member States, should unite for the rule of law and cooperate with each other to stand up against violations of the Charter, such as aggression against, or the acquisition of territory by force from, a Member State.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  11. “If agreements are not observed in good faith, then the rule of law does not exist and the world becomes a jungle of brute force and coercion. The same applies to the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the United Nations and judgments and awards by international tribunals. They are not just pieces of waste paper; they must be implemented in good faith. General Assembly resolution ES-11/1 entitled “Aggression against Ukraine” and adopted on the 2 March 2022, reflects the voices of the Member States seriously alarmed by the lack of good faith in observing rules of international law. Furthermore, the International Court of Justice order on provisional measures of 16 March 2022 must be implemented immediately, which includes the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russia’s military forces from Ukraine.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  12. “The rule of law among nations is a universal concept. It is not about choosing camps. It is not about taking the middle ground between opposing camps. It is about returning to the unshakable principles that Member States have built upon since 1945. We can draw such principles, first and foremost, from the Charter of the United Nations. We can also turn to the landmark Declaration on Principles of Friendly Relations, adopted by the General Assembly in 1970 as resolution 2625 (XXV), and General Assembly resolution 66/102, on the rule of law adopted by our Heads of State and Government in 2012. From those fundamental documents, we can focus on the following three points as essential elements of the rule of law among nations. First, the rule of law should be anchored in trust among nations.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  13. “The maintenance of international peace and security, as stipulated by the Charter of the United Nations in its very first Article, cannot be achieved unless international law is respected and implemented in good faith. That is the belief that brought me to this meeting today to listen to the voices of Member States. I believe that the rule of law is intrinsically linked with the responsibility of the Council. I believe that it is only through multilateralism that we can uphold the rule of law globally. I believe that the United Nations should be at the core of multilateralism. And I believe that the Security Council should be the guardian of multilateralism. Allow me to make a call here: let us unite ourselves once again around the principle of the rule of law. Uniting for the rule of law must be the keyword for us.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  14. “Faced with all of those complex problems, the expectations that the Council has to live up to are much higher than before. Yet we sometimes hear voices questioning the relevance of the Council. The Permanent Representative of Kenya said in this Chamber that “[m]ultilateralism lies on its deathbed” (S/PV.8970, p.9). But we must not let it die. Let us remind ourselves that this is not the first time that we have been divided. In the past we have always managed to find a path to overcome those divisions. We have accumulated wisdom that still resonates with us today. That is the significance of the rule of law among nations. All Member States, large or small, can be free from the fear of brute force under the rule of law, but not under rule by force.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  15. “I thank Mr. Akande for his briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. I thank all Ministers, fellow Security Council members and States Members of the United Nations for their participation today. I also thank Secretary- General Guterres, Judge Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, and Mr. Akande, of the University of Oxford, for their informative and insightful briefings. We live in a world that needs the Security Council more than ever. Today we are beset by a war of aggression in Europe and by conflict, violence, terrorism and geopolitical tensions ranging from Africa to the Middle East to Latin America to the Asia-Pacific. Those situations are further complicated by energy and food crises, fragile supply chains, climate change and global health challenges.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  16. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2023/1, which contains the text of a letter dated 3 January 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to His Excellency Secretary- General António Guterres.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  17. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice; and Mr. Dapo Akande, Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection it is so decided.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source

  18. “I would like to warmly welcome the Secretary-General and the Ministers and other high- level representatives. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, Uruguay and Viet Nam to participate in this meeting.”

    2023-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9241 (2023) · source