At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. We are grateful to him and his team for their work to ease the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
China expresses its condolences to the Yemeni victims of tropical cyclone Luban and extends its sincere sympathy to the…
At the outset, I thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing and for his efforts in actively pushing forward the de-escalation of tension and the easing of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I listened carefully to the statements made by the representati…
At the outset, I wish to thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing. I appreciate his tireless efforts in seeking a political settlement to the question of Syria.
The political process in Syria has recently gained positive momentum. The memorandum of understanding on the stabilization of the s…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I would also like to thank the Bolivian presidency for presiding over and convening today’s important meeting.
Natural resources are the material basis for human survival and development and an important factor in peace an…
I would like to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
The question of Palestine is at the heart of the Middle East issue and is fundamental to peace in the region. The recent developments in Palestine and Israel are deeply troubling. The prospects for a two-State solution remain elus…
I would like to begin by expressing our deepest condolences following the tragic death yesterday of Russian aircraft
servicemen, as well as to extend our sympathy to their loved ones.
I thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings. China appre…
I thank Special Representative Tadamichi Yamamoto for his briefing. I am appreciative of the tremendous amount of work that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has carried out under his leadership. I listened very attentively to the statements made by the Permanent Represent…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for her briefing.
Since the beginning of the year, thanks to the joint efforts of the various parties concerned, the situation on the Korean peninsula has undergone positive changes. The issue of the peninsula has returned to t…
Today is a special day for remembering. I would first of all like to convey my profound condolences for the victims of the 9/11 incident, and to the families our sympathy. The international community stands firmly together in our battle against terrorism.
I thank you, Madam, President for convening…
I wish to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. We listened to the statements made by Mr. Prendergast.
The maintenance of international peace and security is an important purpose of the Charter of the United Nations and the primary responsibility of the Security Council, as entrusted b…
I would like to thank Special Envoy De Mistura and Director John Ging for the briefings. We commend their efforts to facilitate the political process and alleviate the humanitarian situation in Syria.
China has been closely following the political process and humanitarian situation in Syria. We not…
As this is the first time this month that I am speaking at a meeting of the Security Council, allow me to congratulate your country, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for September. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
As was confirmed in the report …
First of all, I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. I welcome Vice-President Óscar Naranjo Trujillo to the Council and thank Special Representative Arnault for his briefing.
The peace process in Colombia is a fine example of the Council’s successful response over recent years t…
China would first like to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing and commend him for his active efforts to de-escalate the tensions in the region.
The current relations between Palestine and Israel are deeply troubling. The situation in Gaza remains fragile and tense and we cannot affo…
First of all, I would like to welcome the new Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire, His Excellency Ambassador Adom, to the Council in his new capacity. I look forward to our fruitful cooperation in the Council.
The South Sudan political process is currently at a crucial stage. With the mediati…
I should like at the outset, Madam, to welcome your presence here in New York to preside over this debate. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, and Mr. Hassan Janabi, Minister for Water Resources of the Republic of Iraq, for their briefings, and Ms. Ibrahim, representative …
China congratulates Sweden on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We welcome Prime Minister Löfven to New York and thank him for presiding over this open debate. We would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Gamba and UNICEF Executive Dir…
The General Assembly just adopted a short technical oral decision (decision 72/557) by consensus to roll over the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform into next year’s session.
This year there were five informal meetings of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council…
First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador Van Oosterom and Ambassador
Vale de Almeida for their briefings and to express my appreciation for their work.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme represents an important achievem…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto, Executive Director Fedotov; and Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for their briefings. China listened attentively to the statement by the representative of Afghanistan.
Peace and stability in Afghanistan have a direct b…
