China wishes to thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. We have listened to the remarks made by Ms. Bandu Bahati and Mr. Nshole.
Located in the heart of the African continent, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is an important African country. Peace and stability there affect the …
The Charter of the United Nations clearly outlines the functions of and divisions of labour among all the main organs of the United Nations. The primary role of the Security Council is to maintain international peace and security, not to consider human rights issues. Pushing the Security Council int…
China has noted the recent poisoning incident in the United Kingdom.
We take note of the statements made by relevant countries on this incident. We hope that a comprehensive, objective and impartial investigation can be conducted, based on the facts and in accordance with the relevant international…
I should like at the outset to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing. China appreciates the positive efforts made by the United Nations and the Secretary- General to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the Syrian regions affected. China sympathizes with the suffering of the S…
China welcomes the presence in the Security Council today of Mr. Angelino Alfano, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, and we thank him for his briefing.
All over the world, a…
I would like to welcome you to New York, Madam President, and thank you for presiding over today’s open debate.
Today marks International Women’s Day. At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Madam President, and the other female colleagues present my greetings for the holiday. On this special…
I thank Ms. Zerrougui for her briefing and welcome the presence Mr. Okitundu, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains difficult. In particular, the se…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Under-Secretary-General Feltman for their briefings. China commends the United Nations aid agencies for their humanitarian relief efforts in Syria. The security situation in various parts of Syria, including Damascus and eastern Ghouta, has e…
I wish to thank Special Envoy Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed and Director John Ging for their briefings. I wish especially to thank Special Envoy Ahmed for the unrelenting efforts he has made over the past three years to facilitate the political process in Yemen. He has been fulfilling a daunting task in …
Recently, the situation in Yemen has further deteriorated with the stalled political process, a protracted military conflict and the dire humanitarian situation. China is deeply concerned about the current situation in Yemen. We call on the international community to step up its mediation efforts in…
The recent escalation of conflict in the affected areas of Syria has caught the attention of the international community. We acutely feel the suffering of the Syrian people as if it were inflicted upon us. China condemns all acts of violence that target civilians and civilian property and destroy in…
I would like to thank Russia for its initiative in convening this meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing.
Recently, the security situation in parts of Syria, including its capital, Damascus, and the eastern Ghouta region, has escalated, causing significant civilian c…
China highly commends the Kuwaiti presidency for its
initiative to convene today’s debate. I warmly welcome the Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Al-Sabah, to New York to preside over this meeting.
I wish to thank Secretary-General António Guterr…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for attending today’s meeting.
We thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mladenov, for his informative briefing. China welcomes His Excellency President Abbas of Palestine at tod…
China would like to thank Special Representative Touré and Ambassador Vieira, Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings. The situation in Guinea-Bissau has been generally stable in recent months, but it will still require all the parties to work to…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing. I am very glad to see him in New York. China commends and will continue to support Mr. De Mistura’s efforts to promote the political process in Syria.
Recently, positive momentum has emerged in the quest for a political so…
China appreciates the Kuwaiti initiative to convene this debate on counter-terrorism and the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks. The delegation of China thanks Ambassador Meza-Cuadra for his briefing.
Terrorism is the common enemy of all humankind. Faced with the threat…
China listened attentively to the briefings delivered by the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, and noted their positive assessment of the progress achieved in Rakhine state and the efforts…
China would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing, and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/80) on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of
United Nations efforts in support of…
China thanks Mr. Tanin. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his briefing and welcomes the presence and statement of His Excellency Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia. I have also listened carefully to the statement made by Ms…
