I would first like to thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General Fletcher and the civil society representative for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in this meeting. Since this is Under-Secretary-General Fletcher’s first briefing to the Secu…
I am very pleased to see you, Mr. President, presiding over today’s meeting. China thanks President Gatti Santana
and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings, and we welcome the representatives of Serbia, Rwanda, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to today’s meeting.
Last year the International R…
I thank Special Representative Keita and Ms. Mubalama for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Her Excellency Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, as well as the representatives of Rwanda and Angola, at today’s meeting. In the…
I thank Mr. Al Hassan for his briefing. I reiterate China’s support for his work as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). I also wish to thank Ms. Edwar for her briefing and welcome the presence of the representat…
China welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2761 (2024) and appreciates the efforts made by the co-penholders, namely, Switzerland and the United States.
Sanctions are a special tool entrusted to the Council by the Charter of the United Nations. China
has always maintain…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
China’s position on the issue of chemical weapons remains consistent. We firmly oppose the use of chemical weapons by anyone, under any circumstance, and we hope to see a world free from all chemical weapons as soon as possible. China maintain…
I would like to thank the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Russell, as well as the other two briefers, for their insights.
The crisis in Ukraine continues to drag on. The fighting on the ground has intensified, posing the risk of an escalation and expansion of the crisis. Much of the major infrast…
At the outset, I wish to state our position on the procedural vote before the start of today’s meeting. We regret that the rotating presidency imposed, without any consultation, the participation of a representative of the White Helmets as a briefer.
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing …
I would like to begin by congratulating the United States on assuming the presidency this month and by congratulating the United Kingdom for its successful presidency last month. I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. I also listened attentively to the statement by the civil socie…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving here in the United States. On the eve of that holiday, we are gathered here today to consider the Ukraine issue again, as we witness once more the expansion of the fighting, the spread of the conflagration of …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Michaud and Director Doughten for their briefings. I listened carefully to the statement by the civil society representative.
In May, the Security Council adopted resolution 2730 (2024), which sets out clear requirements for ensuring the safety and security of humani…
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Hadi for his briefing.
Last Wednesday (see S/PV.9790), because of the lone United States veto, the Security Council’s efforts to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza were once again thwarted. In the days that followed, hundreds more civilians lost their lives i…
I thank the Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Wosornu for their briefings.
In the past month Israel has continued to carry out air strikes against Syria, causing heavy casualties. Israel’s actions are a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria. China strongly c…
China is very disappointed with the result of today’s voting. Guyana, Algeria and the other elected members of the Council demonstrated a maximum amount of sincerity and constructiveness during the consultations on the
draft resolution (S/2024/835). The United States veto alone has dashed the hopes…
China and Russia requested this briefing on the question of Haiti at short notice for two purposes: the first is to get an update about the situation on the ground in Haiti and the second is to hear views and positions on the proposal to deploy a new United Nations peacekeeping operation in Haiti. I…
I listened carefully to Prosecutor Karim Khan’s briefing, and I welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
China has been closely following the investigation conducted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to Libya. China welcomes the continued good cooperatio…
My colleague from the United States would do well to understand the current situation before speaking. The current situation is one in which the calls for peace are louder than the calls for war; the efforts to promote unity and cooperation prevail over the attempts to provoke division and confronta…
More than 19 months into the protracted conflict in the Sudan, civilians have continued to be caught in the crossfire with increasing casualties and the humanitarian situation has become increasingly dire, which is profoundly worrisome.
China supports the realization of an immediate ceasefire and d…
I would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
Over the past 13 months, the conflict in Gaza and the situation in the Middle East have continued to take the most prominent place on the Security Council’s agenda. We consider the issue frequently, yet the situation continues t…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
The Ukraine crisis has been ongoing for 1,000 days. The current situation is indeed at a crossroads and a critical juncture. On the one hand, the fighting on the ground is continuing, the humanitarian crisis is worsening and the spillover ef…
