China attaches great importance to the issue of persons with disabilities in conflict. We support parties to conflicts in providing protection tailored to the special needs of people with disabilities in accordance with international humanitarian law. Efforts should also focus on reducing disabiliti…
I would first like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his briefing and express our appreciation for his efforts and those of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also thank Ambassador Raz, Permanent Representative of Afgha…
China listened closely to the briefing by Prosecutor Bensouda.
China’s position on the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to Darfur remains unchanged. The international community should fully respect the judicial sovereignty of the Sudan, avoid interference in its internal a…
I would like to thank Under-Secretaries-General DiCarlo and Lowcock for their briefings this morning.
China follows the humanitarian situation in Syria and supports the United Nations and the parties concerned in their tireless efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria. Last September,…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also wish to thank Mr. Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and the Force Commanders of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur and of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for their brie…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Executive Director Beasley for their briefings. China supports the work of Special Envoy Griffiths in advancing the political process in Yemen and commends the United Nations, including the World Food P…
China wishes to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Gilmour for their briefings.
In recent years, with the joint efforts of the Sudan, the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and international partners, the situation in Darfur has impro…
At the outset, I would like to thank Secretary-General Guterres and Secretary-General Aboul Gheit for their briefings. We also thank Kuwait for its initiative in convening important meeting.
China welcomes the draft presidential statement to be adopted by the Security Council, concerning cooperatio…
I welcome Mr. Dramé, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, to the meeting and thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Annadif for his briefing.
As mentioned by colleagues, a few days ago intercommunal conflict occurred in the Mopti region of central Mali,…
China highly appreciates Kuwait’s initiative in convening this meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. I would like to thank in particular Their Excellencies Ms. Mary Robinson and Mr. Ban Ki-moon for their presence in the Council and for sharing their perspectives on world…
China appreciates Kuwait’s initiative to convene a public meeting on the issue of missing persons in armed conflict and welcomes the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kuwait to New York to preside over the meeting.
I thank Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Com…
I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and Under-Secretary- General, Mr. Ferreira de Serpa Soares, for their
briefings. I welcome His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and thank him for hi…
We thank you for convening this open debate, Mr. President. We have listened attentively to the briefings by Ms. Karin Landgren, Executive Director of Security Council Report, and Mr. James Cockayne, Director of the Centre for Policy Research at United Nations University.
The Security Council has a…
I would like to begin by congratulating Kuwait on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. China will fully support your work, Mr. President. I also wish to thank Indonesia for its extraordinary work during its presidency in May.
I would like to thank Mr. Fall, Special…
The political process towards peace in South Sudan has made significant progress since the end of last year. At present, with the joint support of the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), countries of the regional and the international community at large, the So…
China expresses its strong opposition to and dissatisfaction with the statement made just now by the United
States representative, who levelled unwarranted and groundless accusations against China’s religious policies and practices.
China is a unified country of multiple ethnicities. We have 56 et…
At the outset, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Mueller for her briefing. I also welcome His Excellency Mr. Vershinin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, to New York and his presence here among us at this meeting.
We are paying close attention to the hu…
At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Madam Foreign Minister, to New York to preside over this open debate.
I thank Secretary-General Guterres and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Mauer, for their briefings. I also listened attentively to the briefing deliver…
I would first like to welcome Your Excellency, Madam Foreign Minister, to New York and to thank you for presiding over this meeting. I also thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and Mr. Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agenc…
China thanks Deputy Special Representative Zenenga; Mr. Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson
of the African Union (AU) Commission for Somalia; and Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for their briefings.
Since the end of last year, with the concerted efforts of the Federal Government…
