I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, James Swan; the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia, Mr. Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira; and the Head of the Delegation of the European Unio…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Ambassador Hoxha for their briefings.
In the past month, the situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate, with conflicts and confrontation between the parties intensifying and cross-border attacks and air strikes escalating …
Darfur is at a critical stage of transition from peacekeeping to peace-building. While the security situation in Darfur is generally stable, it is still fragile, with frequent incidents of tribal conflict and violent looting. Recently, United Nations staff, including Chinese nationals, were attacked…
I would like to thank Russia for requesting this open meeting, and I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for the briefing that he just made. The terrorist attack on a prison in Al-Hasakah carried out by the Islamic State is very likely to have more serious consequences. The exchange of fire betwe…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham and the civil society representative, Ms. Al-Aghbary, for their briefings.
The situation in Yemen has remained turbulent in the recent past and hostilities among the parties to the conflict have escalated, prompting wid…
I wish to thank Special Representative Wane for his briefing. I also listened attentively to Ms. Dicko’s statement. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Mali, Ambassador Issa Konfourou, and his presence at the meeting.
At present, Mali is in a critical period of promoting a political transitio…
I thank Special Representative Annadif and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Waly for their briefings. I also listened attentively to the statement made by Ms. Cécile Thiombiano Yougbaré.
Since last year, the countries of West Africa and the Sahel have worked active…
The illicit flow, excessive accumulation and arbitrary abuse of small arms and light weapons have intensified armed conflicts, impeded sustainable development and given a boost to transnational organized crime and terrorist activities, thereby posing a serious challenge to international peace and se…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Ms. Ballour for their briefings.
China commends the tireless efforts of the Special Envoy for the implementation of resolution 2254 (2015). We welcome his recent visit to Damascus, during which he met with the Syrian …
As we speak, the protracted and recurring coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is eroding the global gains that the world has made in poverty reduction during the past decade. A fragile global economic recovery,
more-extreme weather events, some countries’ deteriorating food security and the inc…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his briefing and welcome the representative of the Sudan to our meeting today.
The Sudan is an important country in the African and Arab regions. Stability and prosperity in the Sudan serve the common interests of the international…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita and Ambassador Abarry for their briefings. I also listened attentively to Ms. Kalala’s remarks. I welcome the participation of the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at today’s meeting.
For some time now, the Democrat…
I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya, for his briefing. I would also like to thank him for his work in promoting the political process. I wish also to thank Mr. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India and Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 …
China welcomes Prosecutor Karim Khan to a meeting of the
Security Council for the first time and congratulates him on his election to the post of Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We also welcome Mr. Taher Elsonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, to this meeting.
The ceasefi…
I thank Special Representatives Swan and Madeira for their briefings and listened carefully to Ms. Siyad. I welcome Ambassador Osman, Permanent Representative of Somalia, to today’s meeting.
At present, the reconstruction of Somalia is at a critical juncture. The country has many pending tasks with…
China has always maintained that the Security Council should give due consideration to the latest developments in the country concerned when adopting sanctions. Doing so helps preserve momentum and promote the political process.
Somalia has made continuous strides towards national reconstruction an…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing. I also listened carefully to Ms. Sinaré’s statement and welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Chad at this meeting.
According to the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/940), the security situation in the Sahel region i…
Over the course of this year, the Government of the Central African Republic has overcome considerable difficulties. It successfully held presidential and legislative elections and continues to improve the security situation, actively facilitated the “republican dialogue” and announced a unilateral …
I welcome you, Madam President, and thank you for presiding over today’s open debate. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres, Executive Director Bahous, Special Envoy Diop and Ms. Umenza Velasco for their briefings.
As shown by the briefings of the Secretary-General and the other speakers, protect…
I welcome President Touadera to today’s meeting, and I thank him for his statement. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ndiaye; Mr. Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union; and Ambassador Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the Europe…
