China welcomes His Excellency President Akufo-Addo’s initiative to hold this important meeting, and welcomes his presence in the Chamber to preside over this debate. We would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Chairperson Faki Mahamat, Ms. Von Seherr-Thoss and Ms. Ero for their b…
I listened carefully to Assistant Secretary-General Khiari’s briefing.
China has been following closely the developments on the Korean peninsula and is deeply concerned about the escalating tensions. Against the backdrop of the current complex and volatile international situation, we hope that all …
China abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2002/720, just now put to the vote. I would like to make the following statement in relation to the Chinese vote.
First, China’s position on the issue of Ukraine is consistent and clear. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries s…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
During the general debate of the General Assembly last week, Heads of State and Government frequently brought up the Palestinian issue, showing that the plight of the Palestinian people has not been forgotten. A s…
China has noted the latest developments in the situation in Ukraine, and we listened carefully to the views expressed by the parties in that regard. Our position and proposal on how to view and handle the Ukraine issue is consistent and clear, namely, that the sovereignty and territorial integrity o…
First, I thank Ambassadors Mahmoud and Hossain for their briefings. I also thank Egypt and Bangladesh for their outstanding work and important role serving as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali first put forward the …
I thank you, Sir, for presiding over today’s meeting, and I thank Special Representative Gamba de Potgieter and Executive Director Russell for their briefings. I also listened carefully to Mr. Kumi’s statement. Based on his own experience, Mr. Kumi gave us a thought- provoking account of the endless…
Haiti has been one of the most complicated and intractable challenges on the Council’s agenda. For China, each time the Council discusses the mandate of a United Nations mission, the key has never been whether to renew it or not, nor has it been the length of the renewal. It is about what kind of ma…
China welcomes you, Mr. President, to New York to preside
over this meeting. China commends and supports Brazil’s initiative to hold this meeting on strategic communications and adopt a presidential statement. We believe that this meeting will make a major contribution to increasing the effectivene…
China would like to thank you for convening today’s meeting, Mr. President. Thanks to the joint efforts by you and the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, Ambassadors Al-Thani and Hermann, the Permanent Representatives of Qatar and Denmark, this session’s inte…
With regard to the two draft resolutions that were just put to the vote, China abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/538 and voted in favour of draft resolution S/2022/541. We regret that no consensus was reached in the Security Council on extending the authorization of cross-border hum…
China congratulates the General Assembly on its holding of a first high-level meeting on global road safety, which has great significance for our ability to achieve the road-safety-related targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Road safety is an important aspect of achieving sustai…
The Security Council’s sanctions regime imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo were designed to curb the violent activities of armed groups. Regrettably, 18 years after its initial implementation, armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo remain rampant while …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo; Ambassador Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union; and Ambassador Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland, for their briefings. We also welcome the presence of the representatives of Iran and Germany in today’s meeting.
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The military conflict in Ukraine has already lasted more than four months. With regard to that geopolitical
crisis, which is of great concern to the international community, China has always made its own assessment based on the historical context and the merits of the issue. Chinese leaders have re…
China thanks the Executive Director of Security Council Report, Ms. Karin Landgren, and the Director of Security Council Procedure, Ms. Loraine Sievers, for their briefings. I also thank those non-Council members present for their interest and active participation in this meeting.
Working methods a…
Let me start by thanking Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing, which, in conjunction with the most recent report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), is a cause for great concern about the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Deputy Special Representative Ramiz Alakbarov for their briefings. I also listened closely to the remarks of the civil-society representatives.
Afghanistan is at a critical stage of transition from chaos to governance, and the Afghan people have …
I also welcome the Secretary-General to this meeting and thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing. I listened attentively to the briefing delivered by the civil society representative.
The mandate of resolution 2585 (2021), on humanitarian assistance to Syria, will expire in July. L…
First of all, I would like to thank Special Representative La Lime for her briefing. I also listened carefully to the statement by the representative of civil society.
The Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/481) and the briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General show that Haiti…