China welcomes the initiative of Lithuania to convene today’s open debate on the protection of journalists in armed conflict. We welcome Foreign Minister Linkevičius as he comes to New York to preside over today’s meeting. I wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Eliasson, for his briefing.…
The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons exacerbates regional armed conflicts, worsens regional tension, fosters terrorism and transnational organized crime and causes bodily harm and death to innocent civilians. Tackling the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons is of great signifi…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing.
The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina of late has remained generally stable. There has been positive progress in the political process and the area of the rule of law. Despite the floods that ravaged the country in May 2014, and thanks to the ef…
China appreciates Jordan’s initiative to convene this open debate on the question of the Middle East. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. I have also listened attentively to the statements delivered by the representatives of Palestine and Israel.
The question of Palestine is at …
China would like to thank the President for convening today’s meeting. We would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ambassador de Aguiar Patriota, for his presentation of the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its eighth session (A/69/818), and to express our appr…
I thank Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi, Permanent Representative of Spain, for his briefing and for his efforts to promote the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) since the beginning of his chairmanship.
China has always attached great importance to and actively partic…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Honoré for her briefing. So far this year, Haiti’s political process has registered positive progress. Haiti has formed a new Government and established the provisional Electoral Co…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Haysom for his briefing and Ambassador Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for his statement.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Afghan Government and people and th…
I wish to thank France, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to hold this meeting on the cooperation between the
United Nations and the European Union. We have listened carefully to the briefings by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Ms. Federica Mogherini.
In recent years, in cooperation with …
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman, Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović and Mr. Ging, Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings.
In recent days, the overall situation in eastern Ukraine has been …
China voted in favour of resolution 2209 (2015).
China’s position on chemical weapons is clear and consistent. We resolutely oppose the use of chemical weapons by anyone in any circumstances, and support the concerted efforts of all relevant parties to fully implement the decisions and resolutions …
China welcomes the initiative of Chile in holding today’s public debate. I would like to thank Assitant Secretary- General Kyung-wha Kang for her briefing. China also listened attentively to the briefings made by the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the NGO Working…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman and Secretary General Stock of INTERPOL for their briefings.
Under the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council shoulders the main responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. For many years, the Council has used a combin…
Today the United Nations is celebrating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which serves as yet another reminder to the international community that it is urgent to find a solution to the question of Palestine.
The question of Palestine is an important root cause of the…
China welcomes the report submitted to the General Assembly by the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan (A/69/540) and supports the Assembly’s adoption today of draft resolution A/69/L.20, on Afghanistan.
After several decades of war and turmoil, the Afghan people have entered a crucia…
The current international situation is undergoing profound changes. All manner of new threats and challenges continue to emerge one after another. Interlinked security issues, traditional and non-traditional, require joint responses from the international community. The international community expec…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting. We welcome your appointment of the Permanent Representative of Jamaica, Ambassador Rattray, as Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank A…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General ad interim Toynberg- Frandzen, Ambassador Apakan and Ambassador Tagliavini for their briefings just now.
While the overall security situation in eastern Ukraine has been stable recently, violent attacks have continued to take place and have caused loss of life an…
I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing.
In recent times, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has remained stable. There has been positive progress in economic development and building the rule of law. China welcomes that development.
China respects the sovereignty, in…
China endorses the extension of the mandate of the European Union-led peacekeeping force (EUFOR) and welcomes the continuing positive role that EUFOR plays in maintaining peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We voted in favour of today’s resolution 2183 (2014). Meanwhile, I would like to p…
