I once again welcome Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to the Security Council to brief us on the progress in fighting impunity in Darfur.
Over the past several years, the Security Council has considered the question of Darfur in the Sudan many times. During those c…
With the advance of science and technology and the deepening of mankind’s knowledge of the oceans, the interaction between mankind and the oceans has increased both in scope and in depth. Over the past several years, we have consistently advocated establishing and maintaining a harmonious marine ord…
At the outset, the Chinese delegation wishes to congratulate Burkina Faso on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We also congratulate Austria on its successful presidency last month. I thank President Robinson, Prosecutor Brammertz, President Byron and…
Yesterday, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a special meeting to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Premier Wen Jiabao of China sent a message of solidarity to the Committee, expressing support for the just c…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for report on its third session (S/2009/444). Our thanks go to Ambassador Muñoz, Chairman of the Commission, for his briefing; we appreciate his hard work over the past year.
Last week the General Assembly considered the report of the…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the convening of today’s meeting. I thank High Representative Valentin Inzko for his briefing. We commend him for his efforts in promoting the political process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairm…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/64/341) on its third session and the report (A/64/217) on the activities of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) submitted by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon. I wish to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, Chair…
Mr. President, the Chinese delegation thanks you for convening today’s meeting. We thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his report on piracy in Somalia (S/2009/590), as well as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ould Abdallah for his briefing this morning.
Piracy activitie…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Ambassador Vilović, Ambassador Urbina and you, Mr. President, for briefing the Council on the work of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1373 (2001), 1540 (2004) and 1267 (1999), respectively. China wishes to express its ap…
Over the past year, the Security Council has deliberated on a host of issues touching on international peace and security. It has made tireless efforts to facilitate the settlement of regional hot-spot issues, promote regional stability and assist post-conflict countries in peacebuilding endeavours,…
At the outset, I wish to welcome your presence at the Security Council, presiding over this open debate. I should like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Under-Secretary-General Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kang for their briefings.
This year marks the tenth anniversary…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his report on the work of the IAEA over the past year. We appreciate the Agency’s important role in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy and in preventing…
The Chinese delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. I would like to welcome the report submitted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon entitled “Support to African peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations” (S/2009/470). I would also like to thank Under-Secretar…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Guterres of Timor-Leste at this
meeting, and we thank him for his statement. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Khare, for his comprehensive presentation.
We have noted with pleasure that the…
At the outset, I welcome the reports submitted by the Secretary-General on the agenda items under discussion (A/64/204, A/64/208 and A/64/210). The Chinese delegation supports the statement made by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Africa is home to most develo…
China supports the consideration of the agenda item “Sport for peace and development” in the plenary of the General Assembly. China believes that sport has always played a major catalytic role in humankind’s pursuit of peace and development. It deepens understanding and exchanges among different cul…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the President of the Assembly for convening these meetings on the recommendations of the twelfth special session of the Human Rights Council. We hope our meetings will help draw the attention of the international community to the human rights and humanitarian s…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. We welcome the presentation of the report of Secretary- General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (S/2009/497). We thank Mr. Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-
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I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing. We welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority and thank him for his statement. We also listened attenti…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report submitted by the Secretary-General in document A/64/303 under agenda item 43, “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin”, and supports draft resolution A/64/L.17, submitted by the delegation of Greece under this agenda item.
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