I thank Algeria and Slovenia for requesting this meeting and Commissioner-General Lazzarini and Ms. Doughten for their briefings.
Since October 2023, the Gaza conflict and the situation in the Middle East have been at the forefront of the Security Council’s work. Yet the situation has not improved …
I welcome the presence at today’s meeting of Her Excellency Ms. Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of the Permanent Representatives of Angola and Rwanda. I thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his briefing. I also listened attentively to Ms. Nta…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. The current international situation is undergoing a turbulent transition. While lack of security and order, uneven development and ineffective governance are becoming increasingly prominent, the shadow of war lingers, with heartbreaking humanit…
Two years ago, the Nord Stream pipelines exploded, which shocked the world. The sabotage targeting transnational energy infrastructure has had a serious negative impact on global energy supplies, marine ecosystems and the safety of maritime shipping.
Over the past two years, the international commu…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Fiqi, Foreign Minister of Somalia, to today’s meeting. I thank Acting Special Representative Swan and Special Representative Souef for their briefings. I also listened to the statement delivered by Ms. Elman.
In recent years, Somalia has made important headway in nation…
I congratulate Switzerland on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and thank Slovenia for its work in the presidency last month. I thank France for requesting this emergency meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. I take this opportunity to reiter…
I thank Special Representative Onanga-Anyanga, Ms. Mohammed and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their respective briefings.
Over the years, the ties of communication and cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have grown ever stronger, representing one of the most en…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Keita and Ambassador Kanu, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for their briefings. I listened to the statement by Ms. Nzale-Kove and I welcome the presence her…
China welcomes the unanimous adoption by the Security Council of the resolution extending for one year the authorization of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti (resolution 2751 (2024)). Since the adoption of resolution 2699 (2023) by the Council in October 2023, the international com…
I thank the representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for their briefings.
Irregular migration has persisted for years in the Mediterranean Sea and constitutes a common challenge to States of the region.…
In response to the statement made by the representative of the Philippines, China is compelled to make another statement in right of reply.
China does not accept or recognize the so-called South China Sea arbitration, precisely for the sake of the preservation of the international maritime rule of …
In response to yesterday’s statement by the representative of Australia (see A/79/PV.14) and today’s statement by the representative of the Philippines (see A/79/PV.15), China wishes to exercise its right of reply. China has always believed that the United Nations is not the appropriate place for di…
Today humankind is once again at an historical crossroads. We are facing a changing and turbulent world. Challenges of insecurity, imbalanced development and ineffective governance are increasingly prominent. Hotspot conflicts, major country confrontation and geopolitical tensions keep emerging. The…
China welcomes the convening of a high-level meeting on the Middle East initiated by Arab countries. Under the current circumstances, this meeting is highly relevant and necessary. I thank Prime Minister Golob for chairing today’s meeting. We all listened carefully to the briefing of the Secretary-G…
I thank France for requesting this meeting and welcome the presence of Prime Minister Najib Azmi Mikati of Lebanon. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing, which reminds us of the gravity of the current situation.
The Lebanese people have just experienced the bloodiest week in dec…
China welcomes the initiative of Slovenia, as the current President of the Security Council, of convening this open debate on leadership for peace. I thank Prime Minister Golob for presiding over the meeting. I listened carefully to the briefing by the Secretary- General, and I commend him for all h…
Thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s meeting. I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing, and I have noted the position that President Zelenskyy has stated.
The Ukraine crisis is now in its third year. The conflict and fighting continue to spread, the numbers of civilian ca…
The future carries the hope of human development. Facing transformation unseen in a century, it is highly relevant that we gather here. Humankind has only one planet. It is important that we take good care of our common home and make joint efforts to advance global governance.
With that goal in min…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
Regarding the Syrian political process, I would like to make two points.
First, a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process is the only way forward in resolving the Syrian issue. China supports Special Envoy Pedersen’…
I thank Algeria for requesting this meeting and welcome the presence of Mr. Abdallah Bouhabib, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lebanon. I listened carefully to the briefings by Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and High Commissioner Türk.
Thousands of communication devices in Lebanon, including page…
