A few days ago, the Sudanese Government and the Sudanese Liberation Movement signed the Darfur peace agreement in Abuja. This represented significant
progress in the Abuja process and signified that the peace process in the Sudan has arrived at a new historical turning-point. China is deeply gratif…
The Chinese delegation welcomes Mr. Ramos-Horta, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor- Leste, who has made a special trip to attend today’s open meeting. We thank him for his detailed briefing on the current situation in Timor-Leste.
We should also like to thank Special Representat…
The General Assembly is holding this solemn meeting today to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. I would like, on behalf of the Chinese Government, to extend our profound sympathy and condolences to the Governments and the peoples of Ukraine, the Russian Federati…
I should like first of all to thank Assistant Secretary- General Kalomoh for his informative briefing.
The past month has witnessed the beginning of an unprecedented new phase in the situation between Israel and Palestine. A new Hamas-led Government was established, and the Kadima party won the par…
The Chinese delegation would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of the Argentine Republic to the Council to personally preside over today’s important open debate. We would also like to welcome His Excellency the President-elect of Haiti, Mr. Préval, who has travelled here specifically to attend th…
I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. I should also like to take this opportunity to thank the Mission of Argentina for its efforts in drafting, and organizing consultations on, the draft resolution on small arms and light weapons.
I would also like to …
At the outset, let me once again congratulate Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her election to the presidency of Liberia. I also thank her for her important statement.
In recent times, the new administration of Liberia has taken a series of reform measures in all areas in its tireless effort towards e…
The Chinese delegation would like to make an explanatory statement on draft resolution A/60/L.48 after its adoption.
The outcome document of the World Summit, adopted last September, requested us to establish a Human Rights Council as soon as possible. After more than 30 rounds of consultations ove…
The Chinese delegation welcomes Mr. Tom Koenigs to the Security Council to give his first briefing to the Council in his capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan. We congratulate him again on his assumption of this important post. China will continue to fully suppo…
Before I make my statement, I wish sincerely to thank Mr. Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his briefing. I should like also to thank the Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by United Nations Peacekeeping Personnel, Prince Zeid, for his …
Let me at the outset thank the Secretariat for its briefing.
The Chinese delegation would like to make three preliminary comments.
First, peacekeeping operations are one of the most effective measures used by the United Nations to maintain peace and achieving collective security. In recent years, …
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Ambassador Mayoral, Ambassador Løj and Ambassador Burian for their presentations on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jessen-Petersen, for his briefing. We also welcome the presence of President Tadic of the Republic of Serbia and thank him for his important statement.
We offer our condolences on the passing of Mr. Rugova. At the same time, w…
The Chinese delegation bids a warm welcome to President Xanana Gusmão, and we welcome his important statement. We would also like to thank Mr. Hasegawa, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his presence at this meeting and for his briefing.
China is very pleased to note that, t…
The Chinese delegation supports the statement by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The emergence of migration and the development of human society are closely linked. Currently, the number and scale of international migration, as well as the range of countri…
At the outset, the Chinese delegation would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Mwakawago, for his briefing. Today’s briefing could be Mr. Mwakawago’s last to the Council. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to him and his team for their important role in helpi…
I would first like to thank Under-Secretary-General
Egeland for his briefing on the humanitarian situation in several African regions. In listening to his briefings on many occasions, we have noted a common thread running through his presentations: his great sympathy and concern for suffering peopl…
At the outset, the Chinese delegation would like to congratulate Judge Pocar on his election to the presidency of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We are confident that, under his leadership, the work of the ICTY will be crowned with success. In that connection, …
We have taken note of the report submitted to the Security Council by Mr. Mehlis, head of the International Independent Investigation Commission. The Commission is making fresh headway in its investigation, but it has not yet finished its work. Much remains to be done. We have also taken note of the…
I would like first to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2005/740). We would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Jan Egeland and Mr. Jacques Forster, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their briefing…
