China thanks New Zealand for convening this debate on Afghanistan. We welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs McCully to the Security Council and thank
him for presiding over the meeting earlier today. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan, Mr. Tadamichi Ya…
China has listened to the statements made by the representatives of Belarus and the Russian Federation, and we thank them for their positions. We support the statement made by the representative of the Russian Federation. We believe that the second part of agenda item 130, “with specific emphasis on…
Mr. President, I welcome you in presiding over today’s meeting. China welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2307 (2016), authorizing the United Nations mission in Colombia.
The Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia reached a final peac…
I would like to thank the President for convening today’s meeting. It is highly necessary to include Member States in an in-depth discussion of the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, and I would like to thank the Egyptian delegation for its initiative.
United Nations peacekeepi…
China thanks you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. We commend Malaysia’s presidency during the month of August and its steady steering of the Council’s work to a successful conclusion. With respect to the Council’s work during the month, I would like to emphasize the following three poi…
I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing. China welcomes the presence and statement of Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of th…
China appreciates Malaysia’s initiative in convening today’s open debate. We welcome the presence here today of
Mr. Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs of Malaysia, to preside over this meeting, and we would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
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I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General O’Brien for his briefing.
The conflicts in some parts of Syria have intensified lately, and the situation in Aleppo has escalated, causing extensive civilian casualties, which have summoned the attention of the international community. China is gravely …
China applauds the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union and countries of the region for their good offices in seeking to resolve the conflict in South Sudan. China supports the people of Africa in resolving African issues in an African way. We also support IGAD in pla…
China welcomes Malaysia’s initiative in convening today’s meeting. We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Ms. Zerrougui, and Executive Director of UNICEF Mr. Anthony Lake for their briefings.
Children are the primary v…
The position of China on resolution 2303 (2016), which has just been adopted, is quite clear. Our starting point is the fact that the fundamental interests of the Government and the people of Burundi and those of the Governments and people of the African continent as a whole should be protected. The…
China commends the positive initiatives taken by the Burundian Government to maintain national stability and promote internal reconciliation, and urges the parties in Burundi to actively participate in the political dialogue and resolve their differences peacefully through dialogue and consultation.…
China endorses the extension of the mandate of the United Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). China is closely following developments in the situation in South Sudan and hopes that the parties there will effectively implement the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in their country and honour t…
China thanks you, Sir, for convening today’s open debate. Our thanks also go to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Foreign Minister Mohamed of Kenya and African Union (AU) Commissioner Chergui for their briefings.
Ten days ago, the United Nations celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day, commemorati…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and Under-Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien for their briefings.
The countries of Central and West Africa have recently further strengthened their cooperation on security, and the overall situation in the region is stable. The countries …
The General Assembly has just adopted the simple and technical oral decision 70/559, to roll over the intergovernmental negotiating process on Security Council reform to the General Assembly at its next session. Pursuant to decision 62/557 and the consensus of the Member States, the intergovernmenta…
I thank Under-Secretary O’Brien for his briefing.
Conflict has recently intensified in parts of Syria, resulting in civilian casualties, the destruction of medical and relief facilities and the obstruction of United Nations humanitarian relief operations. At the same time, we have also taken note o…
China supports the complete destruction of Libya’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles. We hope that all parties will carefully implement resolution 2298 (2016) just adopted by the Security Council to ensure the elimination of Libya’s chemical-weapon stockpiles in a safe and expeditious manner.
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In recent years, while fully discharging its responsibilities, the Security Council has worked to improve its working methods, increase efficiency and enhance transparency. With efforts of the Council members and the support of the broader membership of the United Nations, the Council has constantly…
China thanks you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting. We thank Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi and Ambassador Vale de Almeida for their briefings.
In July 2015, the Security Council adopted resolution 2231 (2015), on the Iranian nuclear iss…
