First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov and Acting Executive Director Weixiong Chen for their briefings. We appreciate the work of the Office of Counter-Terrorism and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate. We also listened attentively to the brie…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I also listened very carefully to the statement by Mr. Waters.
Just two days ago, the Security Council held an open meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine during which all parties expressed their apprehension about the humanitarian r…
China would like to once again express its deepest condolences to the Governments and the peoples of Türkiye and Syria for the strong earthquakes that led to heavy casualties and property damage. In the face of this major disaster, China is doing its utmost to provide assistance. The Chinese Governm…
China expresses its deep condolences to the Governments and the peoples of Türkiye and Syria for the heavy loss of lives and properties caused by the powerful earthquakes. We express our sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured. China will provide emergency humanitarian assistance based on …
At the outset, I wish to congratulate Japan on the seamless completion of its presidency last month and look forward to positive results in the work of the Security Council in February under the leadership of Malta.
Just now, Special Representative of the Secretary- General Hennis-Plasschaert gave …
I thank Special Representative Wane for his briefing. We listened attentively to the remarks by Ms. Aminata Cheick Dicko. We welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, to today’s meeting. His briefing today will help the Council fully and accurately grasp the situation …
China welcomes the initiative of the Japanese presidency to convene today’s meeting. I thank Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed and Ambassador Muhith for their briefings just now. I also listened attentively to the briefing by the civil society representative.
Peacebuilding is an important pa…
I thank Prosecutor Karim Khan of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan at today’s meeting.
The political situation in the Sudan has been improving. Earlier this month, the final phase of the political process was launched in th…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Deputy Director Mudawi for their briefings.
A Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process is the only viable way to resolve the Syrian issue. China welcomes the extensive engagement of Special Envoy Pedersen and his team with all parties on the implementati…
I would like to begin by expressing my deep condolences for the tragic death of Foreign Minister Moussa Adamo. Throughout his life, he actively campaigned for the promotion of peace and security in Africa, making valuable contributions to the maintenance of world peace. His tragic passing is a great…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
The year 2023 has barely begun and the occupied Palestinian territory has already seen one negative development after another, moving further away from peace and stability. That is yet another warning that what we are facing is not a pool of …
I listened carefully to the briefings by Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, and Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights.
Religious issues in conflict situations are complex and sens…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for their briefings and welcome the representatives of Yemen and Saudi Arabia to today’s meeting.
In 2022, the truce gave the people of Yemen hope for peace and tangible benefits and presented a rare opportunity for resolving th…
In his New Year’s message, Secretary-General Guterres stated that in 2023 we need peace now more than ever. Helping Ukraine and the European region restore peace and stability is an unshirkable responsibility of the international community, and of the Security Council in particular. It is also a goa…
I thank the Japanese presidency for the initiative to hold today’s meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, and Professor Akande for their briefings.
Our world is in the grips of interlocking changes and turbulence. W…
I welcome Vice-President Francia Márquez Mina of Colombia to this meeting. I thank Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing, and I listened carefully to the statement by Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena.
Over the past year the people of Colombia have made welcome progress in the political di…
I thank Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer in Charge of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), and Mr. Omar Touray, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for their briefings
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China voted in favour of resolution 2672 (2023) to extend the cross-border humanitarian aid mechanism to Syria. We commend Brazil and Switzerland for their efforts as co-penholders, as well as Norway and Ireland their previous efforts to that end. At the same time, we hope that the Security Council …
As the first order of business, I would like to congratulate Japan on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We welcome Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to the Security Council as new non-permanent members. We look forward to greater coordination and coopera…
At the outset I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
At the Security Council’s regular open meeting on this item two weeks ago (see S/PV.9224), I said that I hoped that the new year would bring new hope to the Palestinian people. However, what we are currently witnessing is ob…
