Outer space is a global commons that has a major bearing on the security and well-being of all humankind. In recent years, threats and challenges to outer space security have been increasing, and the risk of the weaponization of outer space has been on the rise. Preventing an arms race in outer spac…
I welcome you to New York, Mr. President, to preside over this debate. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Patten and the other briefers for their briefings.
Women are one of the most vulnerable groups. Their rights and interests are most easily violated. They are in greatest n…
I thank the briefers for their presentations, and I welcome the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic and the representative of Haiti at today’s meeting.
In recent months, the crisis in Haiti has deteriorated and continued to worsen. That is deeply worrisome. How to reverse the…
I listened carefully to the briefing delivered by Foreign Minister Borg, in his capacity as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations is a clear requirement…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo, Director Edem Wosornu and High Representative Mohamed Ibn Chambas for their briefings and welcome the representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
The conflict in the Sudan has been grinding on for a year, with the fighting affecting the capital…
Today is a sad day. Owing to the veto by the United States, the application of Palestine for full membership in the United Nations has been rejected, and the decades- long dream of the Palestinian people ruthlessly dashed. China finds the decision by the United States most disappointing.
An indepen…
I welcome you, Mr. President, to New York to preside over today’s meeting, and I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. China welcomes the Special Representative of the President of Palestine and the various Foreign Ministers of Arabic States to today’s meeting.
Over the past six months…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your words of welcome and friendship. I look forward to working closely with one and all.
I would like to thank Malta for its initiative to convene this open debate and Foreign Minister Ian Borg for coming to New York to preside over this…
I thank Jordan and the other Arab countries involved for their initiative to call for this meeting. I thank Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini for his briefing.
Since the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza over six months ago, more than 34,000 innocent civilians have lost their lives. Gaza is mi…
I thank Special Representative Bathily and Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, for their briefings, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Libya in this meeting.
Recently, the parties in L…
I thank all the briefers for their briefings.
At present, the situation in Yemen remains complex and daunting. All parties concerned should adhere to the general direction of a political settlement, eliminate any interference, align their positions and work together to promote a comprehensive polit…
I thank Director General Grossi for his briefing.
The prolonged crisis in Ukraine poses a serious challenge and a grave threat to the safety and security of Ukrainian nuclear facilities. Recently, multiple drone
attacks on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and repeated shelling in its surroundi…
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing. I look forward to hearing the statements to be made by the Permanent Representatives of Iran, Israel and Syria on the evolving situation.
Since the Gaza conflict began, the international community has deplored the unacceptable humanitaria…
I thank the briefers for their presentations.
The crisis in Ukraine continues to drag on, and the war has already caused too many casualties. Continuing the flow of weapons to the battlefield will only exacerbate the risk of worsening the crisis and does not contribute to de-escalating the situatio…
For some time now, the situation on the Korean Peninsula has been growing increasingly tense, with rising antagonism and confrontation between the parties causing widespread concern in the international community. Looking around the world today, the Ukraine crisis is still dragging on, and there is …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Miroslav Jenča and Director Ms. Edem Wosornu for their briefings.
The fighting in Ukraine is still ongoing and the humanitarian situation is growing dire. The risks of a spillover continue to emerge. China believes that the conflict is becoming complicated an…
I welcome the Colombian Foreign Minister to today’s meeting, and I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing. I also listened carefully to the statement by the representative of civil society.
In February, members of the Council paid a successful vis…
China, together with Algeria and Russia, voted on 22 March against draft resolution S/2024/239, on the situation in Gaza, submitted by the United States. China’s decision was based on the need to uphold international justice, the purposes and dignity of the Charter of the United Nations and the resp…
I thank Algeria, Guyana and Slovenia for the initiative to convene today’s meeting and thank the two briefers for their briefings.
It has been six months since the conflict in Gaza erupted. More than 33,000 innocent civilians have lost their lives in the fighting with millions more struggling in de…
Recently, the Rakhine state of Myanmar has seen renewed fighting. The briefers have just updated us on the latest situation, the Myanmar authorities have publicly stated their position on the conflict and the parties concerned have done the same.
The conflict in Rakhine state is, essentially, an in…
