I thank Special Representative Abarry for his briefing.
In the light of the report of the Secretary- General (S/2023/934), I would like to emphasize the following points.
First, the countries in the region have made enormous efforts to maintain political stability and improve national governance. …
China thanks President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings.
In accordance with Security Council resolutions, the Mechanism should be a small, temporary and efficient structure, whose functions and size will diminish over time. During the reporting period, the Mechanism advanc…
I thank the briefers for their briefings.
It is in no one’s interest to prolong and complicate the Ukraine issue. Over the past year, the military spending of the countries concerned has increased dramatically reaching record levels.
At the same time, more than 700 million people are threatened by…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her briefing. China will continue to support her work and the work of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I also listened closely to the briefing by Ms. Sandrine Lus…
Since the outbreak of the current round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Palestinian people, especially the women and children of Gaza, have been killed and displaced in large numbers. We have seen social and economic collapse, severely damaged infrastructure and more than 2 million people o…
China joins others in thanking the United Arab Emirates for its tireless efforts in drafting the draft resolution (S/2023/970).
At the core of the draft resolution submitted by the United Arab Emirates on behalf of Arab countries is the request for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for all hostage…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his crucial briefing a moment ago. In his letter dated 6 December to the President of the Security Council (S/2023/962), the Secretary-General invoked Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations and brought the attention of the Security Council to the situa…
I welcome Ecuador’s convening of today’s meeting and thank Secretary-General Guterres and Executive Director Waly for their statements. I also listened attentively to the briefings by Ms. Cammett and Ms. Nyanjura.
As we speak, the interlinkages between transnational organized crimes, and the comple…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has witnessed the massive destruction of large-scale infrastructure, and the progress on repairing it has been slow. Recently, Ukraine, Russia and other Black Sea countries experien…
With regard to the statements made by the representative of the Philippines and a number of other countries concerning the issue of the South China Sea, China is compelled to respond. China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea are long established, have …
The oceans are the cradle of civilizations, a bond connecting nations around the world and an important platform for development. They are the common home of all humankind. The protection and sustainable use of the oceans is the shared responsibility and common goal of the international community. W…
I thank Special Adviser Ritscher for his briefing and welcome the progress that the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) has made over the past six months.
China has all along underscored in the Coun…
I welcome the special envoy of the Sudanese Government to this meeting.
The Council just adopted resolution 2715 (2023) deciding to terminate the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). China voted in favour of the resolution.
China expects the Se…
I would like to begin by congratulating Ecuador on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Council members for their strong support during China’s presidency last month.
The Council just adopted two resolutions on, respectively, san…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is one of the most prominent rare genetic paediatric diseases. It has no effective treatment, which poses a major challenge to children’s full enjoyment worldwide of the right to health and places an enormous emotional and financial burden on families. Since 2014, when Pa…
The Olympic Truce has a long history, carrying with it humankind’s dream for peace and the persistent pursuit of peace. It is in line with the mission of the United Nations to maintain international peace and security. Since 1993, the General Assembly has adopted the Olympic Truce resolution 14 time…
I thank you, Madam, for convening today’s meeting.
I congratulate Ambassador Alexander Marschik, Permanent Representative of Austria, and Ambassador Tareq Albanai, Permanent Representative of Kuwait, on assuming once again the co-chairmanship of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Counci…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the statement by Mr. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/78/PV.29), and we join other countries in congratulating Mr. Grossi on his reappointment.
As the pre-eminent intergovernmental and international organization in the …
China welcomes Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla to today’s meeting.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Uganda on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China.
The midterm review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was conducted this year. At …
I thank Mr. Grandi for his briefing, and I appreciate the work that he and his team are doing. China firmly supports the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the work of the High Commissioner and looks forward to the Office, under the leadership of Mr. Grandi, maki…
