I wish to thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing. China expresses its appreciation for his more than four years of tireless efforts aimed at facilitating the political-settlement process of the Syrian issue.
In recent days, with the concerted efforts of the parties concerned and the intern…
I would like to thank Special Adviser Thiaw, Ambassador Jinga, Mr. Ghanem, Vice-President of the World Bank for Africa, and Mr. Rioux for their respective briefings.
The Sahel is generally stable and has seen continued economic growth. Meanwhile, terrorism, transnational organized crime, poverty an…
The Chinese delegation wishes to exercise its right of reply with regard to the statements made by the delegations of the United States and Germany.
The promotion and protection of human rights is an ideal and a pursuit shared by all of humankind. There is no one universally applicable path to huma…
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is the first framework for international cooperation on migration developed by the international community through negotiations. China actively participated in the negotiation process of the Global Compact and the Intergovernmental Conferenc…
I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Lacroix for his briefing.
The stability of the situation in Lebanon is conducive to promoting overall peace and stability in the region. China calls on all relevant parties in Lebanon to continue strengthening dialogue and cooperation and
enhancing unity. Ch…
I would like to thank Côte d’Ivoire for taking the initiative to convene this meeting and Executive Director Yury Fedotov for his briefing.
West and Central Africa have become key targets of an onslaught of international drug trafficking. The criminal activities that transit through countries of We…
China would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Special Representative Patten and Ambassador Wronecka, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan, for their briefings.
At the moment the situation in South Sudan remains generally stable. T…
I would like to express my deep gratitude to my colleagues who will be leaving the Council and thank them for their outstanding contribution to the work in the Council.
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
At present, hotspot issues in the Middle East are complicated and intertwi…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-
General Yamamoto and Executive Director Fedotov for their briefings and their efforts. I also want to thank Ambassador Umarov for his briefing. Over the past two years, under his capable leadership, the Committee established pursuant to…
First of all, I would like to welcome the presence of the President of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, who is in attendance and has spoken at this meeting. I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his briefing. I also carefully listened to the state…
The world today is facing persistently high levels of humanitarian needs, owing to natural disasters, armed conflicts and protracted crises. At the same time, climate change, food insecurity and the global threat of epidemics have further exacerbated the humanitarian challenges
in developing countr…
At the outset, I wish to thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their comprehensive briefings. Their efforts to restore peace and stability in Yemen and improve the humanitarian situation in the country are highly appreciated.
China welcomes the important …
China listened closely to the briefing by Prosecutor Bensouda. In recent years, the political and security situation in Darfur has improved. The Sudanese Government signed an agreement on relaunching the Doha negotiations with the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi, the Justice and Equality Movement…
China abstained in the voting on resolution 2449 (2018), on renewing the measures for cross-border humanitarian assistance to Syria. China is of the view that the international community’s humanitarian operations in Syria should abide by the principles that guide United Nations humanitarian work, as…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General François Louncény Fall and Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director for Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their respective briefings.
Recently, progress has been made in the political pro…
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic has played an important role in maintaining peace and
stability in the Central African Republic, and China supports the extension of its mandate. Meanwhile, the efforts of the relevant parties withi…
I would first like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassador van Oosterom for their briefings. I welcome Secretary of State Pompeo to the Security Council today.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as a multilateral agreement endorsed by the Security Council, has the effec…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting, and Special Representative La Lime for her briefing.
The recent political situation in Haiti has been marked by instability, with demonstrations and violence occurring in various parts of the country. The security situation th…
China thanks President Meron and Prosecutor Brammertz for the reports on the recent work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. During the reporting period, the judicial activities of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals continued to make headway, as R…
Oceans are an important arena for global cooperation and development. All States should jointly promote the maritime rule of law and the sustainable development of the oceans. In that connection, I would like to share China’s position and views.
First, in order to strengthen global ocean governance…
