I thank Special Adviser Ritscher for his briefing and welcome the progress that the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) has made over the past six months.
China has all along underscored in the Coun…
I thank Mr. Grandi for his briefing, and I appreciate the work that he and his team are doing. China firmly supports the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the work of the High Commissioner and looks forward to the Office, under the leadership of Mr. Grandi, maki…
I thank Director Rajasingham for his briefing.
The Ukraine crisis continues to drag on, with millions of people displaced and a worrisome humanitarian situation on the ground. There are no winners in any war or conflict. They only bring suffering to innocent people. The escalation of the war has al…
At present, as the political and security situation in Somalia is at a critical juncture, the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is generally conducive to supporting Somalia’s political process and coordinating increased international assistance. The…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings.
In the light of the recent situation and the briefings we have just heard, I would like to make the following points.
First, no effort must be spared to avoid a spillover of tensions. The political process in Syria c…
The Security Council has had many deliberations in the past on the supply of weapons to Ukraine. In its briefings, the Secretariat has mentioned many times that the flow of weapons and ammunition into conflict areas may pose the risk of proliferation and that stricter control measures should be take…
China welcomes the convening of today’s important meeting under the Brazilian presidency. We thank Secretary-General Guterres and the briefers for their briefings.
There are sayings in China that “women hold up half the sky” and that “women are just as competent as men”. More than 20 years ago, the…
I welcome the presence at today’s meeting of Her Excellency Ms. Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia, and her statement on Serbia’s position. I also listened carefully to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ziadeh’s briefing and Ms. Osmani- Sadriu’s remarks.
China’s position on the iss…
I thank the two briefers for their briefings.
With the Ukrainian crisis dragging on, the situation on the ground is still tense and the spillover effect continues to spread. A large number of weapons and ammunition continue to flow into the battlefield. The variety and scope of such weapons are exp…
I would first like to welcome Mr. Álvaro Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, to today’s meeting and to thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu and Ambassador Ćurić Hrvatinić, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for their briefings. I also listened attentively to the sta…
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert and the representative of the civil society organization for their briefings and welcome the representative of Iraq to today’s meeting.
Last month, a devastating accidental fire in Nineveh, Iraq, led to heavy casualties. I would like to take this op…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings.
As we have learned from the briefings, a serious attack took place in a village in Kharkiv last week, causing heavy civilian casualties, which China finds concerning. The protection of civilians shoul…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Wosornu for their briefings.
I also listened attentively to the statement made by Ms. Jarbawi.
Last week, President Xi Jinping of China met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, who was in China by invitation to attend the opening ceremony of the nine …
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
The question of Palestine lies at the heart of the Middle East problem. At the recently concluded general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session, the repeated references that were made to the issue reflect the internatio…
Today marks the first anniversary of the explosion of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. The incident has continued to be a major focus of attention from the international community since it happened, and many Security Council members, including China, have repeatedly called for an objective, impart…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. We welcome the presence of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Azerbaijan and other high-level representatives at our meeting today.
China has taken note of the letters sent by Armenia and Azerbaijan to the Presi…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Mr. Szamuely for their briefings.
As the crisis in Ukraine drags on, the international community hopes for a ceasefire as soon as possible. A number of countries have put forward peace initiatives, but weapons are still flowing onto the battlefield in incre…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
China’s position on the question of Ukraine has been consistent and clear. We have always believed that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be safeguarded, that the purposes and principles of the Charter of th…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and congratulate him on his recent successful visit to China.
United Nations peacekeeping operations are an important means of maintaining international peace and security. As we speak, nearly 90,000 peacekeepers are united under the banner o…
As the resolution (resolution 2695 (2023)) put to the vote failed to fully address the concerns of the State concerned and of members of the Security Council, the Council was unable to unanimously adopt an extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). China expres…
