As we speak, the protracted and recurring coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is eroding the global gains that the world has made in poverty reduction during the past decade. A fragile global economic recovery,
more-extreme weather events, some countries’ deteriorating food security and the inc…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his briefing and welcome the representative of the Sudan to our meeting today.
The Sudan is an important country in the African and Arab regions. Stability and prosperity in the Sudan serve the common interests of the international…
When the representative of Japan spoke in exercise of the right of reply on 7 December (see A/76/PV.47), he made erroneous remarks with regard to the nuclear-
contaminated water of Fukushima while attempting to emphasize that Japan’s discharging of treated contaminated water into the ocean was harm…
I thank the Niger for its initiative to convene this open debate and welcome Mr. Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of the Niger, as he presides over this meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres, Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and Executive Secretary Mamman Nuhu for their very illum…
I think Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
China has reiterated its position on the Syrian chemical weapons issue on many occasions and has called for respect for science and facts, adherence to the technical attributes of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and avoidance …
During today’s debate on oceans and the law of the sea, representatives of some countries made incorrect remarks regarding the South China Sea issue to which China is firmly opposed. The United Nations is not the appropriate venue to discuss the South China Sea issue, but China must respond strongly…
The ocean breeds life, connects the world and promotes development. It brings together human societies and creates an interconnected community with a shared destiny. Protecting the marine environment, promoting its sustainable development and enhancing the common well-being of humankind through its …
I thank Mr. Grandi for his briefing. Under the leadership of the High Commissioner, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has overcome numerous challenges, including armed conflicts, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and natural disasters, and has made tre…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita and Ambassador Abarry for their briefings. I also listened attentively to Ms. Kalala’s remarks. I welcome the participation of the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at today’s meeting.
For some time now, the Democrat…
China thanks the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), con…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I trust that under, your excellent stewardship, the Council’s work this month will be a huge success. The Chinese delegation will offer you its full cooperation.
I take this opp…
I sincerely thank you, Sir, for your introductory remarks. I am very honoured, on behalf of China, to introduce draft resolution A/76/L.13, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
The time-honoured Olympic Truce carries with it humankind’s aspiration for…
The question of Palestine is at the very heart of the situation in the Middle East. Its comprehensive, just and lasting settlement would serve the common interests of
Palestine and Israel. It is also the shared aspiration of all countries and peoples that stand for peace and justice.
The current P…
I wish to thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing and for the unremitting efforts he has made to address the Palestinian question. I also listened attentively to the statement of Ms. Ero.
The question of Palestine concerns regional peace, international justice and the human consci…
I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya, for his briefing. I would also like to thank him for his work in promoting the political process. I wish also to thank Mr. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India and Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 …
The Chinese delegation welcomes the presentation of the report (A/76/232) by Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the work of the Agency (see A/76/ PV.36).
Over the past year the Agency, as mandated by its Statute, has been committed t…
China thanks Special Representative Hennis- Plasschaert and Ms. Amal Kabashi, Coordinator of
the Iraqi Women’s Network, for their briefings and welcomes the representative of Iraq to today’s meeting.
China applauds the successful holding of parliamentary elections in Iraq last month. We appreciate…
China welcomes Prosecutor Karim Khan to a meeting of the
Security Council for the first time and congratulates him on his election to the post of Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We also welcome Mr. Taher Elsonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, to this meeting.
The ceasefi…
I
have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement
of the Vice Minister of Public Security of China, His
Excellency Mr. Du Hangwei. the General Assembly Hall (see annex 22 and A/76/569).
At the outset, I thank Foreign Secretary Ebrard Casaubón for presiding over today’s meeting. I also thank Mr. Geiss and Ms. Devoto for their briefings.
In his Agenda for Disarmament, Secretary- General Guterres describes conventional arms control as disarmament that saves lives. The 2030 Agenda fo…
