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2017-11-30

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2018-05-22

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1. “Japan will be closely watching the development of the implementation process and will continue to engage in the full implementation of resolution 2286 (2016) within the broader context of conflict prevention, namely, by assisting political processes towards conflict resolution and promoting peacebuilding. Japan has been undertaking efforts to alleviate the suffering of people living in various conditions, including during conflict and in post-conflict situations. By viewing individuals as the foundation of a country and community, we see the importance of investing in people. We would like to emphasize once again the importance of promoting human security through the empowerment and protection of people in all circumstances, including, and especially during armed conflict.”

   2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source

2. “While we know the differences in position among Council members and the wider United Nations membership, it is nonetheless the Council's responsibility to emphasize the importance of protecting civilians, thereby delivering a clear message to parties to conflict that they must respect international humanitarian law, even in a war against terrorism. Japan welcomes the latest report of theSecretary- General (S/2018/462), which provides practical ideas for the implementation of resolution 2286 (2016), including the urgent necessity of enhancing compliance by non-State armed groups. The Council should commit to enforcing the resolution and to seek ways to encourage Member States to take concrete actions to implement it.”

   2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source

3. “Since then, however, as fighting born of conflict is increasingly taking place in densely populated areas, the state of the protection of civilians is bleaker. We witness increased use of air strikes in urban areas, resulting in large numbers of civilian casualties. We have also been hearing continuous reports of attacks against health-care providers and facilities. This deplorable reality underscores the urgent need to promote respect for international humanitarian law by all parties to a conflict. When Japan was a member of the Council, we worked hard on humanitarian issues in Syria as a co-penholder. It is regrettable that fighting continues in many cities in Syria; humanitarian access is often hindered or blocked; medical workers are regularly attacked and even medical evacuation is perilous.”

   2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source

4. “This month marks the second anniversary of the unanimous adoption of resolution 2286 (2016), on health care in armed conflict, on which Japan was a co-penholder. The resolution was sponsored by more than 80 Member States. I would like to express my gratitude to Poland for holding this ministerial-level open debate and thereby providing an occasion to draw the attention of the international community to this important issue once again. Resolution 2286 (2016), the first-ever Council resolution addressing attacks on health services, reconfirmed that all parties to armed conflicts have obligations under international law to protect civilians. We welcome the fact that subsequent Council resolutions refer to resolution 2286 (2016).”

   2018-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8264 (2018) · source

5. “Based on the concept of human security, Japan continues to be committed to the realization of a world where youth are much better protected and are fully empowered.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

6. “We hope that the project will enhance the security of the people of the Central African Republic, including young people, through the nexus of peace, development and human rights in practice. The study reflects the voices raised by thousands of young people. We should respond to those voices by taking into account the recommendations in the study with regard to the planning and implementation of peace- and security-related policies. Young people are key stakeholders in sustaining the peace and development of a country. The starting point of their journey must include their protection and empowerment. In that regard, ending violence and achieving negative peace is not enough. The elimination of social inequality and injustice must be incorporated in order to realize positive peace.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

7. “This project is led by the United Nations Development Programme, with a number of other United Nations organs - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund, the International Organization for Migration, UN-Women, UNESCO and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic - joining forces to implement the project to support the local effort of the people of the Central African Republic. The project is designed to integrate youth, improve the delivery of and access to basic social services, enhance sustainable livelihoods and promote social cohesion. In addition to that, it should be noted that the project includes providing medical and psychological care and protection to women and girls who have survived sexual violence.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

8. “The protection of young people is, of course, important as they face armed conflicts, terrorism and gender-based violence. Iwould like to call attention to the mental health care for young people, in addition to their physical health, as it tends to be less prioritized. Japan believes that psychosocial support for young people is imperative for peacebuilding and reconstruction. In that context, the Government of Japan is pleased to note that a project in support of youth in the Central African Republic is being implemented with the financial support of the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security, to which Japan is a principal donor.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

9. “In that connection, I would like to introduce the case of Ms. Anab Mohamud Osman, a young female officer from the Government of Somalia who participated in the training course in 2017. Carrying the spirit of her colleagues who lost their lives in tragic terrorist attacks in Mogadishu, she was proactive throughout the course and is now employed by the Government as a stabilization and peacebuilding assistant in order to engage in creating peace in her country. Japan is pleased that the programme has trained hundreds of highly motivated young participants, both from Japan and from conflict-affected regions and countries, who are now empowered as professional peacebuilders with a strong sense of responsibility and initiative for peace and security. Japan continues to support their future success.”

   2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

10. “We need to make many more conscious efforts to empower young people. As the study points out, the voices of our young people are not fully or frequently reflected in important decision-making processes. Cases are found in which young women and sexual minorities are even disempowered by being deprived of access to power and resources, not to mention opportunities for political participation. In that regard, Japan is working to empower young people by providing training and educational opportunities and creating an enabling environment for them to demonstrate their leadership and innovative ideas. In the field of peacebuilding, Japan has been training civilian experts from Asia, the Middle East and Africa through the Global Peacebuilders Program, which particularly welcomes youth participants with diverse backgrounds.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

11. “Let me first extend my deepest appreciation to the briefers and all those who participated in compiling the progress study. I thank Mr. Simpson for his hard work. As the study emphasizes, it is important to recognize youth as key stakeholders in peace and security, while ensuring their protection from all forms of violence. The study calls for the international community as a whole to overcome stereotypes that tend to view young men as violent perpetrators and potential threats to peace and young women as passive victims ofviolence. I could not agree more. Japan has advocated for the active participation and contributions of young people to peace and security based on the human security approach, which has two main strategies - empowerment and the protection of those in need, including young people.”

    2018-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8241 (2018) · source

12. “Japan calls on the international community to unite and take concrete actions as steadily and as quickly as possible. Japan will always be a part of that effort.”

    2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source

13. “They provide training, mentoring, infrastructure and technical support forjudicial investigations and mobile courts and have brought qualitative and quantitative improvements in the judicial response to sexual violence. Between 1 January and 31 October 2017, these units registered 1,726 cases of sexual and gender-based violence that have so far resulted in 643 judgments and represent the first-ever concrete data on accountability for sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In conclusion, we need concrete interventions with concrete results, based on the concept of human security. It is never too late for justice and accountability. However, the sooner they come, the sooner the healing can start and the sooner a sense of dignity can be restored to survivors.”

    2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source

14. “In order to address the complex issues related to accountability, we must work to ensure the establishment of a rule of law and justice system that is responsive to gender in conflict and post-conflict settings. Since 2014, Japan has been financially supporting the work of the Team of Experts in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, which is being effectively deployed in some of the world's most challenging contexts and is delivering practical results. For example, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a priority country for Japan and the Team of Experts. As the country's current situation is a difficult one, we have set up seven specialized units on sexual violence.”

    2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source

15. “Last year we witnessed various instances of the liberation of territories from armed groups, and the release or escape ofwomen and girls who had been held by such groups, which shed light on the cruel realities that affect women and girls in conflicts and the growing and urgent need to ensure accountability for the perpetrators of such acts and justice for their survivors. Putting an end to a conflict does not necessarily mean putting an end of sexual violence. Ifthe perpetrators are free or remain in power, the stigma will never end, and that can lead to distrust of Government. Where there is impunity, people may seek their own retribution, which in turn can easily result in relapses into conflict.”

    2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source

16. “In that regard, Japan commends the important collaboration both on joint communiques and national action plans between the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and relevant countries. Economic and political empowerment is one surefire way to prevent and deter sexual violence. Women cannot be seen merely as victims of conflict; they are active peacebuilders and safeguards against violent extremism. Empowering women enhances the resilience offamilies, communities, regions and beyond. Japan believes that the most effective contribution that donors can make is to women's empowerment. With that in mind, through UN-Women, we recently decided to provide additional financial assistance of around $18 million for women's empowerment and leadership programmes where they are needed most.”

    2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source

17. “I would like to begin by joining others in thanking the briefers for their important insights. I will abridge my remarks today in the light of the time constraints, and would therefore like to ask participants to refer to the website to see Japan's full statement. Japan is seriously concerned about the fact that sexual violence continues to be used as a tactic of war, and we condemn such acts in the strongest terms. We must put an end to sexual violence. In preventing and deterring sexual violence, we should reflect on its root causes, such as discrimination against women and gender inequality. It is crucial that we support the efforts of the United Nations and its States Members to obtain political commitments from the parties to conflicts to addressing these causes, and to ensure that those commitments are implemented.”

    2018-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8234 (2018) · source

18. “Japan is fully committed to engaging and cooperating with the United Nations and Member States to protect cultural heritage and thwart atrocities committed by terrorists and violent extremists, focusing on the four points I have just stated.”

    2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source

19. “The Government of Japan established the UNESCO Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage in 1989, in response to the Government's decision to set cultural contributions as one of its priority areas for international cooperation. We have so far contributed approximately $68 million to the fund for 44 projects in 61 countries. Lastly, I would like to underline the importance of enhancing partnerships, as we need a comprehensive and multifaceted response in terms ofprotecting cultural heritage. Information-sharing and coordination among a broad range of stakeholders, such as the tourism sector, museums and dealers, are critically important. To conclude, I would like to state that enhancing respect for other cultures is a fundamental starting point for the success of our collective actions.”

    2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source

20. “Secondly, we need to put into practice a global criminal justice response that focuses on holding perpetrators accountable. Coordination among the United Nations system and other international organizations, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and INTERPOL, to assist Member States is critical to accomplishing that objective. In that respect, Japan has carefully followed the judicial case of Mali, in which the International Criminal Court sentenced an individual responsible for attacking religious buildings in Timbuktu to nine years in prison and issued reparation orders. That is the firstjudgment to clearly demonstrate that the destruction of cultural heritage amounts to a war crime, and perpetrators should be held accountable. Thirdly, safeguarding cultural heritage through capacity-building should be encouraged.”

    2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source

21. “In that regard, Japan welcomes the adoption of resolution 2347 (2017), as it is a significant step forward in the normative aspect. Japan is resolved to steadily implement the obligations that derive from the resolution. Japan is a State party to the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and other related conventions. Under those legal frameworks, various domestic measures have been introduced. I would like to encourage other States that are not yet parties to those conventions to join us in our efforts.”

    2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source

22. “Japan has long attached special emphasis to international cooperation for the protection of cultural heritage, as demonstrated by our public, private and academic partnership to restore Angkor Wat in Cambodia and to safeguard the Bamiyan site in Afghanistan, among other projects. Through those efforts, we have come to realize that protecting cultural heritage is a form ofpeacebuilding ofhearts and minds. It undoubtedly contributes to the reconstruction and sustaining of peace in a nation or State. Based on our own experiences, I would like to present several insights that Japan wants to share with the Council's members. First, Japan reaffirms its full commitment to promoting the deepening, universalization and implemention of international norms.”

    2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source

23. “At the outset, I would like to thank the briefers for their passion and important insights. Cultural heritage represents the history and identity of a nation or State. At the same time, it embodies the values of our common humanity. Yet, as demonstrated in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Mali and many other places in the world, we are facing a cruel reality in which cultural heritage is targeted for destruction, looting and smuggling by terrorist groups as a tactic of war. Japan strongly condemns such heinous acts. For that reason, protecting cultural heritage is more than just a cultural issue. It is an issue of peace and security. We must not neglect the cultural aspect when talking about peace and security. Japan therefore commends the Italian presidency for bringing this important topic to the Security Council again.”

    2017-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8119 (2017) · source