The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for his third consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/60/178) and the Report of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Panel on International Suppor…
First, please allow me to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting today. The Chinese Government and Chinese youth highly appreciate the General Assembly’s convening two plenary meetings on youth issues against the backdrop of the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nation…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the United Nations. The report reviews the work over the past year and contains an array of recommendations on ways to address the challenges facing us today. I would like to focus on three points in connection wit…
I should like to begin by welcoming the fact that you, Mr. Minister, are presiding over this meeting. I also wish to thank the representatives of the three non- governmental organizations (NGOs) for their presentations.
The pacific settlement of disputes is one of the important principles enshrined…
May I begin by extending my congratulations on your election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I am confident that under your guidance this session will achieve fruitful results. I also wish to take this opportunity to express my sincere respects to Mr. Jean Ping, Pre…
I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Volcker for his briefing and the Secretary-General for his statement.
China appreciates the work of the Independent Inquiry Committee over the past year. We believe that the inquiry will enable all parties to better understand the problems that occurred in t…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for his briefing. China commends the efforts made by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), under Mr. Arnault’s leadership, to promote reconstruction in Afghanista…
At the outset, the Chinese delegation would like to welcome Ambassador Bolton among us. We look forward to continuing our cooperation with the United States delegation.
The Chinese delegation strongly condemns the series of terrorist attacks that has taken place recently in Iraq. We would like to e…
The Chinese delegation thanks Mr. Alvaro de Soto for his detailed briefing. We know Mr. De Soto very well; he is an old friend. He has many years of experience in the service of the United Nations, and we have high hopes for him. We hope that, with his outstanding abilities and diplomatic wisdom, he…
The Chinese delegation thanks Ambassadors Løj, Mayoral and Motoc for their briefings on the work of their respective committees and on their plans for the next phase of their activities. We thank them for their great efforts to facilitate the work of the three committees. Let me also commend the new…
At the outset, I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General
Guéhenno and Executive Director Piot for their comprehensive briefings. I wish also to thank the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for its report on the subject of this agenda item. The briefings helped us to understand the st…
The Chinese delegation is pleased to welcome you, Sir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, to the Council to preside over today’s debate. We would like to express appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his statement, as well as to the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Guéhenn…
The United Nations plays an indispensable role in international affairs.
China has always supported the further strengthening of the United Nations through reform and is ready to join others in actively cooperating with the President of the General Assembly and the facilitators to strive for positi…
As this is the first open meeting of the Security Council for this month, I should like, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, to thank Ambassador de La
Sablière for having successfully guided our work during the month of June. I should like also sincerely to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your…
China would like to thank Mr. Morris, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), for his briefing. I would also like to thank him for his positive assessment of China’s poverty reduction strategy.
Over the years, the World Food Programme has been committed to providing emergency food ass…
My delegation supports the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Development is not possible without financial resources. The Monterrey Consensus laid out a comprehensive and clear road map with respect to the means of financing development, and the…
At the outset, I should like to thank Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his detailed briefing.
In recent years, the question of the protection of civilians in armed conflict has attracted increasing attention on the part of the international community. Innocent civilians, particularly vulnerable…
Let me begin by welcoming the report of the Secretary- General on this agenda item (A/66/114).
The Chinese delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
For 19 consecutive years, the General Assembly has adopted by a…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the report of the Secretary-General submitted under this agenda item (A/65/83). The Chinese delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
For 18 consecutive years, by an overwhelming…
I wish at the outset to thank the Minister of Justice of Burundi for his statement. I should like also to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zacklin for his briefing.
We are very pleased to see that in recent months the political process in Burundi has been making consistent positive progress. That …
