The Chinese delegation would like to thank the President for convening today’s meeting.
The establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) marked an important milestone in the reform of the United Nations. The current five-year review is clearly significant in taking stock of the PBC’s work, d…
We learned with sadness of the untimely death of the Prime Minister of Barbados, The Honourable David
Thompson. As the Chairman of the Asian Group, I would like to extend, on behalf of all the members of the Group, our sincere sympathy and condolences to his family and the Government and people of …
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and the fifteenth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing. Today’s open Security Council debate on women and peace and security has special significance.
Resolution 1325 (20…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haq for her comprehensive briefing on the recent developments in Timor-Leste. I would
also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste for her statement.
We are pleased to see that, as a result of the efforts of th…
I welcome the Secretary-General’s reports under these agenda items.
The Chinese delegation endorses the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Today Africa faces both important opportunities and grave challenges in peace and development. Since the lau…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. I welcome the statements by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and Ambassador Wittig, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC).
Post-conflict peacebuilding is an important component of the work of the United Nations and is of great significa…
I wish at the outset to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Zalmai Rassoul, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
China congratulates Afghanistan on the successful holding of parliamenta…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Sir, for convening this meeting. I would also like to thank you and the Secretary-General for your statements.
The High-level Meeting held in September 2010 held useful discussions on the work of the Conference on Disarmament and multilateral disarmament negot…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/65/1). Currently, the international security situation is generally stable, but various global threats and challenges are prominent. The profound effects of the international financial crisis have …
First of all, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Nishida on his assumption of the chairmanship of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). The Chinese delegation will continue to support and cooperate with the activities carried out by the Committee and its…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Edmond Mulet, for his briefing.
The massive earthquake that hit Haiti in January this year dealt a heavy blow to the common efforts being made by Haiti, the United Nations and the…
The Kosovo question is very complex and sensitive and has a bearing on the peace and security of the Balkans and of Europe as a whole. We have always believed that the best way to solve the Kosovo question is for the parties concerned to seek, through dialogue, a mutually acceptable solution within …
My delegation welcomes the initiative of the Russian delegation to convene today’s meeting and thanks Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his briefing. We have also listened attentively to the thought- provoking briefings of the five Force Commanders of United Nations peacekeeping operations. I…
I wish to thank Nigeria for taking the initiative to convene this open debate. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Under-Secretary- General Holmes and High Commissioner Pillay for their statements.
During his term of office, Sir John Holmes has made an outstanding contribution…
I welcome the briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General De Mistura on the situation in Afghanistan. I would like to thank Ambassadors Tanin and Apakan for their statements. My thanks also go to colleagues from the Turkish Mission, the Secretariat, Mr. De Mistura, the United Nation…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for coming to New York to preside over today’s meeting. We would also like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Migiro and Under-Secretary- General O’Brien for their statements.
The rule of law is an important symbol of human civilization …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. I should also like to thank Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Hilde Frafjord Johnson, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Mr. Atul Khare, Assistant Secretary-Gen…
Let me begin by welcoming the report of the Secretary- General on this agenda item (A/66/114).
The Chinese delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
For 19 consecutive years, the General Assembly has adopted by a…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the report of the Secretary-General submitted under this agenda item (A/65/83). The Chinese delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
For 18 consecutive years, by an overwhelming…
