At the outset, I wish to welcome you to New York, Madame, to preside personally over today’s meeting. Your presence fully demonstrates the great importance which your country, Chile, and you yourself attach to the issue of children and armed conflict. Your commitment will undoubtedly play a very imp…
I would like first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his recent report to the Security Council on small arms. In addition, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Disarma…
The Chinese delegation welcomes this meeting and your initiative, Mr. President, in addressing the subject of mine action. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing, as well as to express our thanks to the Director of the Geneva International C…
Resolutions have been adopted by the General Assembly for 11 consecutive years urging all countries to comply with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles enshrined in international legal instruments by repealing or invalidating all laws and measures with extraterritorial effects that i…
Sport, being a common language of humankind, is an important factor in the promotion of peace and development. Since ancient times, sport has transcended racial and cultural differences and has given expression to humankind’s aspiration to, and pursuit of, a peaceful and better world, as evidenced i…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for his statement.
As an important embodiment of civilization and a historical witness of human development, cultural heritage reflects the arduous process of mankind…
I am speaking on behalf of the Group of Asian States.
Today the General Assembly will adopt the draft United Nations Convention against Corruption. This is an important moment for the international community, because the draft Convention we are going to adopt is a very important legal instrument th…
I would like to begin by welcoming Mr. Holkeri, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), to the Security Council. I am grateful for his comprehensive briefing which will help us greatly in our appreciation of…
At the outset, I should like to express our support for the statement made earlier by Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Since the 1990s, the United Nations has held a series of major conferences and summits in the development field — such as the Millennium Summit, the International Co…
The Chinese delegation supports the consideration by the current session of the General Assembly of the agenda item entitled “Global road safety crisis”. I wish
to avail myself of this opportunity to register our gratitude to the Permanent Mission of Oman for this initiative. I would also like to t…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his detailed report on partnerships (A/58/227). It contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the state of cooperation between the United Nations and its partners in various areas over the past two years. The reach of economic glob…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Secretariat for the report submitted by the Secretary-General. I would like to take this opportunity to describe China’s progress made as a follow-up to the United Nations special session on children. The Chinese Government promulgated in May 2001 a nationa…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Secretariat for the series of reports of the Secretary-General on this item. My delegation supports the statement made by Morocco, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and is ready to take an active and constructive part in the discussion of this item an…
The Chinese delegation wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General for his reports on the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/58/254) and on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Afric…
I would like first of all to thank Judge Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Judge Møse, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for their briefings on the annual reports and the activities of the Tribunals.
I am …
At the outset, I wish to thank President Meron and Lord Ashdown for their detailed briefings. I commend Lord Ashdown for his efforts to facilitate the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
The Chinese delegation has been closely following the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We were ple…
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his briefing on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. I wish also to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste, Mr. Jose Ramos Horta, Special Envoy of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries. We welcome his presence as well as his …
The Chinese delegation would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing. The Chinese
delegation has been closely observing the development of the situation in Kosovo. We are deeply concerned about the frequent occurrence of incidents of terrorism and violence recently, which …
Like other colleagues, I too regret your impending departure from New York, Mr. President. We have always greatly respected your wisdom and leadership skills. We thank you for guiding the work of the Security Council during the month of August. When you arrive in Geneva, another centre of United Nat…
The nineteenth of August 2003 was for us a day of shock and sorrow. A violent terrorist attack struck the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, resulting in heavy casualties. The Chinese Government strongly condemns this heinous attack against United Nations personnel.
China’s President, Hu Jinta…
