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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I would like at the outset to thank Special Representative Salamé, African Union Commissioner Chergui and Ambassador Schulz for their respective briefings. I commend Mr. Salamé for coming to New York to brief us.
Since early April, the military conflicts that have broken out around Tripoli have res…
The letter from the Permanent Representative of Russia addressed to the President of the Security Council and contained in document S/2014/264 is an item on the Council’s agenda. Russia, as a member of the Security Council, asked for a meeting to be held under this agenda item and proposed a time fo…
I would first like to thank Under-Secretaries-General DiCarlo and Lowcock for their briefings.
China is closely monitoring the situation in north- western Syria. Last September, Russia and Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding reiterating their determination to combat terrorism in all its for…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita, His Excellency Foreign Minister Barry, African Union High Representative Buyoya, European Union Special Representative Losada Fernández and Executive Director Fedotov for their respective briefings. I commend Foreign Minister Barry for coming to New York to…
I should like at the outset to thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock, Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore for their briefings.
China commends the tireless efforts of the United Nations and other humanitarian actors in adva…
At the outset, I would like to thank Indonesia for its initiative in convening today’s open debate during its presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also welcome your coming to New York, Madam Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, to preside over this meeting. My thanks also go to…
At the outset, I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing. I also appreciate his active consultation and extensive mediation activities since assuming office.
The Syrian conflict has entered its ninth year and brought unprecedented suffering to the entire country. The Chinese side deeply sympa…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. I also listened very carefully to the presentations of Mr. Bromberg and Ms. Majdalani.
There are complex and intertwined hotspot issues in the Middle East with ongoing conflicts and confrontations. The developing situation is cause for incre…
