I would like to thank Special Envoy Griffiths, Under- Secretary-General Lowcock and Executive Director Beasley for their briefings. China supports the efforts of Special Envoy Griffiths to advance the political process in Yemen and commends the United Nations and the World Food Programme (WFP) for t…
China commends Peru for having taken the initiative to convene this meeting and welcomes the presence of His
Excellency Mr. Néstor Popolizio Bardales, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru, as he presides over this meeting in New York.
We wish to thank Secretary-General António Gute…
China wishes to thank President Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their briefings on the recent work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. During the reporting period, Judge
Agius assumed the presidency, four new judges were appointed, Registrar Elias was rea…
China thanks Peru for convening and presiding over today’s meeting. We also thank the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth for her briefing. China listened attentively to the briefings of youth representatives, Ms. Muganda and Ms. Ramyar.
Youth play an important role in promoting socioeconomic develo…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and High Commissioner Zannier for their briefings.
China has always held an objective and impartial position on the issue of Ukraine. We respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, including Ukraine. China believes that all the parties…
China thanks Special Adviser Karim Khan for his briefing.
The Security Council recently visited Iraq and witnessed the proper responses by the Government and the people of Iraq to the internal and external challenges they face, their victory over terrorism, the gradual restoration of security and s…
I wish to thank Peru for taking the initiative to convene today’s debate. I also thank the three briefers for their briefings.
Peacekeeping operations are an effective tool for the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security. The Security Council, troop-contributing countries (TC…
As this is my first statement at an open meeting of the Security Council since Peru assumed the presidency for this month, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President. I also congratulate Kuwait on its successful presidency of the Council in June. I also welcome the new Permanent Representative …
China wishes to begin by congratulating Kuwait on its successful stewardship of the Security Council’s work as rotating President for June. Thanks to the efforts of Ambassador Alotaibi and everyone in the Kuwaiti Mission, this month the Council’s work has been orderly and highly efficient, which Chi…
China has concerns about draft resolution A/73/L.94, entitled “Towards torture-free trade”, which was submitted by the European Union.
First of all, it is important to emphasize that China is a party to the Convention against Torture. We have always firmly opposed torture, unremittingly promoting t…
The Security Council has just unanimously adopted resolution 2479 (2019), granting a four-month technical rollover of the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and providing for an assessment of the situation in Darfur. We welcome the resolution.
In recent …
China listened carefully to Ms. Viotti’s statement (see A/73/PV.93) and took note of the Secretary- General’s report on the issue of the responsibility to protect (A/73/898). We would like to make the following observations.
Pursuant to international law, Governments have the primary responsibility…
First of all, I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing and commend him on his recent mediation efforts. We support his continued efforts, under resolution 2254 (2015), to facilitate a political solution to the Syrian issue.
Today I wish to focus on three points about how to pro…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador Vale de Almeida and Ambassador Pecsteen de Buytswerve of Belgium, in his capacity as Security Council Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), for their briefings.
I commend the parties concerned for their work. The Joint Comp…
China thanks Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Major General Bakin, Head of the Russian Reconciliation Centre, for their briefings. I also thank the Russian representative for providing first-hand information on the situation on the ground, especially the Idlib de-escalation zone. We also listened…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the action taken by the General Assembly just now to adopt by consensus a brief technical oral decision 73/554 to roll over the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform to the next session of the General Assembly. Under your stewardship, Madam Preside…
China thanks Special Representative Shearer for his briefing. We have listened to the statements made by Assistant Secretary-General Gilmour and Ms. Minagano.
Since the beginning of this year, the overall situation in South Sudan has continued to turn for the better, with the ceasefire holding in m…
Haiti is encountering a multiplicity of challenges on the political, security and humanitarian fronts. The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and the peacekeeping mission that preceded it have played an important role in assisting Haiti in achieving stability and enhanci…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ndiaye, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic; Mr. Matondo, African Union Special Representative; and Mr. Vervaeke, Managing Director for Africa at the European Union External Action Service, for their briefings.…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
We are concerned about the continuing clashes and confrontations in Gaza and at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the steadily escalating situation. We took note of the fact that the basic principles for settling the Palestinian question were reaffirmed a…
