I welcome the presence of Mr. Borrell Fontelles, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, at today’s meeting and thank him for his briefing.
Strengthened cooperation between the Security Council and regional and subregional organizations helps to c…
Today is Ms. Bensouda’s final briefing before the Security Council in her capacity as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). China has always closely followed the work of the ICC, taken note of the efforts made by the Prosecutor and her team and appreciated her adherence to the pr…
China thanks President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings.
I would also like to express our condolences on the tragic passing of Judge Kam.
Due to the impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals has faced many challenges i…
China pays great attention to combating human trafficking, and we expect the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to be held successfully. However, regrettably, the General Assembly adopted resolution 75/283 on the modalities of the high-level meeting without a consensus. Once again, the rules…
I do not want to prolong the process, but according to the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, since the vote has begun, if there is no procedural point of order the floor should not be used for explanations of vote before the voting.
I have the honour to introduce the amendment contained in document
A/75/L.94, jointly proposed by Belarus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and my own country, China.
We thank the Permanent Representatives of Georg…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General Fall for his briefing, based on which, together with the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/517), I would like to make the following comments.
First, we must support the countries of the region in maintaining peace and stability. In …
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Director- General Arias for their respective briefings.
The latest monthly report submitted by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (see S/2021/514) states that the Technical Secretariat conducted a seventh round of inspections of…
China thanks the Russian Federation for submitting draft resolution A/75/L.87/Rev.1, on organizational matters of an international convention on countering cybercrimes.
Based on the compromise text discussed by all parties during the organizational session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Com…
I would like to reiterate that China opposes the participation of the Maharashtra Institute of Technology World Peace University in the 2021 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS and therefore dissociates itself from the amendment to decision 75/566.
China attaches great importance to the 2021 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS and we will continue to work with other Member States towards ensuring a positive outcome, thereby injecting fresh political impetus into international cooperation on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
China has been …
Over the past couple of weeks, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has escalated to its most severe point in recent years. China is gravely concerned about this development and urges the international community to take immediate action to end the current crisis and prevent the situation from spinning e…
China listened carefully Ms. Viotti’s introduction (see A/75/ PV.64) and has taken note of the Secretary-General’s report on the responsibility to protect (A/75/863).
First of all, the responsibility to protect (R2P) is a concept from the 2005 World Summit outcome document (resolution 60/1) that ap…
A full decade has passed since the Syrian crisis began, bringing deep suffering to the country and its people. The international community should draw profound lessons from the crisis and advance a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process. China supports the efforts of the United Nations to ass…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting, which is timely and very significant. The slave trade and slavery represent the most appalling violations of human rights in the history of humankind. For more than 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were t…
Racism is a threat to international peace, stability and development, and as such, it is a public enemy of all humankind. China firmly upholds the active role of the United Nations in combating racism, and we support the initiative to hold a commemorative high- level meeting of the General Assembly …
China thanks Namibia and Australia for their efforts as facilitators of the preparatory process for the high-level
meeting on HIV/AIDS. We commend the facilitators for engaging in extensive consultations with Member States to ensure that resolution 75/260 would focus on the organization of the high…
China thanks you, Mr. President, for leading today’s meeting of the General Assembly to a successful outcome.
My delegation will join the consensus on draft decision A/75/L.55. We understand that this is a temporary arrangement in the context of the resurgent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic…
As we speak, global humanitarian needs are increasing significantly owing to the continued spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, intensifying regional conflicts, the rising threat of climate change, frequent natural disasters and extreme weather events, desert locust infestations, t…
China has remained a staunch supporter of the Government and the people of Afghanistan. We support the peace and reconciliation process in the country and call on the international community to make a greater investment in Afghanistan’s prompt achievement of long-term peace and security.
China rema…
