I would like to thank Mr. Mahiga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, for his briefing. I would also like to welcome to this meeting His Excellency Mr. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.
The Somali peace process is at a …
I would like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his briefing.
At the moment, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is generally calm. China commends the progress made by Bosnia and Herzegovina in safeguarding peace, achieving national reconciliation, …
I would like to thank Ambassadors Wittig, Hardeep Singh Puri and Sangqu for their briefings. I also wish to express my appreciation for their leadership as the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and …
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Colombia for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) over the past 90 days. I commend his efforts in advancing the work of the Committee. I hope that the Committee will continue to carry out its ma…
I thank Ambassador Gasana for his introduction of the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its fifth session (A/66/675). We also welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/66/659).
As the first agency of the United Nations system dedicated to coordinat…
On behalf of the Chinese delegation, I should like to welcome the Prime Minister of Libya to today’s meeting and to thank him for his statement.
I wish to make two points. First, the Libyan conflict led to the massive return of people to their homelands and to the proliferation of weapons, impactin…
I wish to thank the United Kingdom for taking the initiative to convene this open debate on the situation in Somalia. I also wish to welcome Mr. Bellingham, Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, for chairing today’s meeting. I wish to thank the Secretar…
I thank Togo for arranging this thematic debate of the Council on the question of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe; the Director of Political Affairs of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Musah; and the Deputy Executive Secretary of …
I wish to thank Togo for convening this open debate. I welcome the presence of His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Togo to preside over this meeting. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wallström, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Ladsous a…
I thank Togo for the initiative to convene this open debate on the impact of transnational organized crime on peace, security and stability in West Africa and the Sahel region. I welcome His Excellency President Gnassingbé presiding over today’s meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon an…
The Chinese Government consistently pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and is committed to upholding regional and world peace and stability. China has followed closely developments in the situation in Syria and is deeply worried about the escalating crisis there, which has caused civilia…
China has carefully studied the report (A/HRC/S-18/2) of the eighteenth special session of the Human Rights Council and listened attentively to the briefing by Mrs. Pillay. China has consistently maintained that constructive dialogue and cooperation is the only way to promote and protect human right…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Edmond Mulet for his briefing. I also listened carefully to the statements of Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić of Serbia and Mr. Enver Hoxhaj of Kosovo.
In recent times, various parties have made efforts to ease the tension in northern Kosovo. However, …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing.
The Libyan conflict has had a serious impact on the political, security, economic and humanitarian situation in the Sahel region. The large-scale return of foreign nationals has created heavy economic and social burdens for the …
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Colombia for his briefing on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) during the past 90 days, and to voice my appreciation for the large amount of work accomplished by the Committee under his lead…
I wish first to welcome the report of the Secretary-General under agenda item 123 (b) (A/66/506*). The lingering effects of the international financial crisis and such acute global challenges as food and energy security and climate change have brought into sharp focus the structural problems of the …
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report submitted under this agenda item (A/66/345).
China endorses the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
In recent years, due to global issues such as the economic, food and energy c…
I would first like to thank the President and Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Meron and Mr. Brammertz, as well as the President and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judge Khan and Mr. Jallow, for their briefings. I …
Matters related to oceans and the law of the sea have been receiving increased attention from the international community, while the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has made steady progress. International cooperation and interaction on…
I should like at the outset to thank Minister Portas for his presence here today and for presiding over our meeting. I should also like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste, Mr. Da Costa, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Haq, for their comments.
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