I thank the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Greece and Slovenia for the initiative of calling for today’s meeting. I express my appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Fletcher and Executive Director Russell for their heart-wrenching briefings.
Twenty-one months into the conflict in Gaza, the huma…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
The Middle East is currently in the throes of intense turmoil. No sooner had Israel and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire than Israel launched an attack on southern Lebanon, resulting in casualties. Meanwhile, the suffering of the Palestin…
I welcome Minister Persaud to New York as she presides over this open debate. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Gamba de Potgieter and Director SenGupta for their briefings. I have listened carefully to the statement by the civil society representative.
Children are the most i…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this emergency open meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his statement and Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director General Grossi for their briefings.
Yesterday, the United States carried out strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilit…
I thank you, President, for convening this emergency open meeting. I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his statement and support his call for an end to the fighting and a return to diplomatic negotiations. I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director General Grossi for their briefings.
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I appreciate Guyana for its initiative to hold this open debate on the theme “Poverty, underdevelopment and conflict: implications for the maintenance of international peace and security”. I welcome Your Excellency, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana, to New Yor…
I would like to express my gratitude to Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings, and I listened carefully to the remarks made by the civil society representative, Ms. Khoulani. I welcome the presence of the representatives of Syria, Iran, Yemen and Türki…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this emergency open meeting, and I thank Director General Grossi and Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for their briefings.
In the early hours of this morning, Israel launched large-scale attacks on multiple targets in Iran, causing damage to Iran’s nuclear…
I thank Special Coordinator ad interim Sigrid Kaag and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa for the briefings.
Since 16 May, Israel has continued to intensify its military offensive in Gaza, which has completely destroyed large densely populated areas and caused the deaths of more than 1,000 Gazans in the past two we…
I thank the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Slovenia and Greece for the initiative of convening today’s meeting, and I thank Under-Secretary-General Fletcher and Ms. Jácome for their briefings.
Gaza has become a living hell. Israel’s continuous bombing and raids are causing civilian casualties eve…
I thank you, Mr. President, for coming to New York to preside over this meeting. I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing.
The Middle East is now deeply mired in turmoil, and the tensions on the ground are worrisome. Israel has reignited the war in Gaza. Its ongoing siege and rel…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings and welcome Mr. Asaad Hasan Al-Shaibani and the representatives of Iran, Libya and Türkiye to today’s meeting.
The situation in Syria is now at a critical stage. China is watching developments in the situation …
I thank Special Envoy Xia Huang, Executive Director Russell and Chairperson António for their briefings. We welcome Her Excellency Ms. Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Permanent Representatives of Rwanda and Kenya at today’s meeting.
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I thank Algeria for requesting today’s meeting. I thank High Commissioner Türk and Dr. Al-Khatib for their briefings.
Shortly after the conclusion of Ramadan, the most sacred month for Muslims around the world, Gaza is once again shrouded in death and killing. Since 17 March, when Israel launched m…
I would like to begin by congratulating France on its assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council for this month and congratulate Denmark on its successful completion of its presidency last month. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Under-Secretary-General Michaud for their briefi…
I thank Special Representative Keita for her briefing. I also listened attentively to the statement by Ms. Slente. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Nduhungirehe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, and the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and …
I thank you, Foreign Minister Rasmussen, for presiding over today’s meeting. I also thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their briefings. I also listened carefully to the statement by the civil society representative, Ms. Seif.
China has been closely following the s…
I thank the Special Coordinator ad interim, Ms. Kaag, for her briefing and, through her, I wish to commend Secretary- General Guterres for the position he has taken on the Palestinian-Israeli issue.
The resumed fighting in Gaza has sparked widespread concern and apprehension in the international co…
I thank Algeria and Somalia for calling for the convening of today’s meeting and thank Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for the briefing. I also welcome the new Permanent Representative of France.
With the implementation of the ceasefire on 19 January, the people of Gaza were given some long-awaite…
China welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2777 (2025), which extends the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for one year. That demonstrates the Council’s strong support for the Mission and the people of Afghanistan.
China is very ple…