Japan's presidency of the UN Security Council for this month, which began on March 1, will be an overarching issue for this month's presidency of the Palestinian Autonomous Region in the Gaza Strip.
Japan has been a member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term since January last year as a non-permanent member, and assumed the rotating presidency in March. At a press conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on March 1, local time, Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Kazuyuki Yamazaki said: We will strive to advance two things, that is, to ensure the environment for humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages. In response, Ambassador Namasaki said: "Israel has the right to protect its people, but all countries must abide by international humanitarian law. He also noted that the Security Council will discuss a new U.S. resolution on the release of hostages and a temporary ceasefire in Gaza. When asked by a reporter from the Middle East if he considered the Israeli military's attack on civilians in Gaza to be a "genocide," Yamazaki said he was "very saddened" by the situation in Gaza, and that "as to whether it is a de jure genocide, it is being followed by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)." ”
Referring to the ministerial meeting on "nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation" to be held on the 18th of this month, Yamazaki said: "Our ultimate goal is to build a world free of nuclear weapons," and said that he would advance in-depth discussions on this issue in the UN Security Council, and UN Secretary-General Guterres is expected to deliver a speech at the ministerial meeting, which will be attended by Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa. Ambassador Yamazaki said, "The Security Council will fulfill its responsibility to safeguard the security and peace of the international community," and we are ready to work closely with other countries to achieve this goal. ”
The humanitarian crisis continues to worsen in the sandy strip where the Israeli army continues to attack, with more than 30,000 people killed, at least 5760,000 Gaza residents (a quarter of Gaza's total population) are on the verge of starvation, and the Russia-Ukraine war is also deadlocked, and the United States, Russia and other permanent members of the Security Council have deepened confrontation and abused their veto power on issues such as Ukraine and Palestine. The UN Security Council is expected to engage in intense debates and quarrels over these issues this month, and it will be a major test for Japan as the rotating presidency to take the lead and promote communication and compromise among the members of the Security Council.