China welcomes the initiative of the Japanese presidency to convene today’s meeting. I thank Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed and Ambassador Muhith for their briefings just now. I also listened attentively to the briefing by the civil society representative.
Peacebuilding is an important pa…
I would like to begin by expressing my deep condolences for the tragic death of Foreign Minister Moussa Adamo. Throughout his life, he actively campaigned for the promotion of peace and security in Africa, making valuable contributions to the maintenance of world peace. His tragic passing is a great…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
The year 2023 has barely begun and the occupied Palestinian territory has already seen one negative development after another, moving further away from peace and stability. That is yet another warning that what we are facing is not a pool of …
In his New Year’s message, Secretary-General Guterres stated that in 2023 we need peace now more than ever. Helping Ukraine and the European region restore peace and stability is an unshirkable responsibility of the international community, and of the Security Council in particular. It is also a goa…
I thank the Japanese presidency for the initiative to hold today’s meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, and Professor Akande for their briefings.
Our world is in the grips of interlocking changes and turbulence. W…
China voted in favour of resolution 2672 (2023) to extend the cross-border humanitarian aid mechanism to Syria. We commend Brazil and Switzerland for their efforts as co-penholders, as well as Norway and Ireland their previous efforts to that end. At the same time, we hope that the Security Council …
At the outset I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
At the Security Council’s regular open meeting on this item two weeks ago (see S/PV.9224), I said that I hoped that the new year would bring new hope to the Palestinian people. However, what we are currently witnessing is ob…
China still has concerns about the resolution that was just put to the vote (resolution 2669 (2022)). In terms of the format, we believe that it would be more appropriate for the Council to adopt a presidential statement under the current circumstances. In terms of the content, although it was amend…
Over the years, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has been actively fulfilling its mandate and has made important contributions to the maintenance of regional peace and stability, which China very much appreciates. The current sec…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and you, Madam President, in your capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), for our briefings. I also listened closely to Ms. Seraj’s statement.
Afghanistan…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
China has always attached great importance to the question of Palestine, which is critical to peace and stability in the Middle East, as well as international fairness and justice. President Xi Jinping has put forward initiatives to resolve t…
I join my colleagues in expressing our condolences over the death of an Irish peacekeeper and injuries to three others in Lebanon yesterday. We also convey our condolences to the bereaved families and to the Government of Ireland.
I welcome His Excellency Foreign Minister Jaishankar, who is presidi…
The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and the world economy, international security, geopolitics, energy, environment and global governance are all facing daunting challenges. The international sys tem, with the United Nations at its core, is both carrying higher expectat…
Forty years ago, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was finally concluded after nine years of negotiations and opened for signature, launching a new chapter in global ocean governance. The Convention addresses the common interests of humankind, as well as the concerns of different t…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
China is deeply concerned about the continuous deterioration of the security situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Israeli security forces have recently been conducting increasingly frequent search- a…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Ms. Ghelani for their respective briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representatives of Yemen and Saudi Arabia at today’s meeting.
As the Special Envoy noted in his briefing, the security situation in Yemen is very fragile. In the past month, …
I listened carefully to the briefing just delivered by Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo.
Currently, the situation on the Korean peninsula is in a downwards spiral of rising tensions and intensifying confrontation. China is concerned about this. We hope that the parties concerned will continue in the…
We would like to begin by congratulating Ambassador Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, and Ambassador Albanai, Permanent Representative of Kuwait, on their appointment as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform at the current session of the General Assem…
The Ukraine crisis is becoming increasingly protracted, expansive and complex, thereby putting further pressure on the already tense international situation and creating more uncertainty in the world, which is not in the interest of any party. No matter how difficult the challenges are, the internat…
Afghanistan is a country that has experienced vicissitudes and hardships. With the hasty withdrawal of foreign troops last year, the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan came to an end in chaos. Now, Afghanistan has entered a new phase of recovery and healing, and the country faces the long and arduous t…
