Today is the last day of February. China thanks Venezuela, in its capacity as Council president this month, for leading the Council to conduct its work efficiently and practically. I also wish Angola every success in its Council presidency in March.
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s open meet…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing.
Not long ago, the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) held its fourth foreign ministers’ meeting in Munich, and took the important decision to expand the delivery of humanitari…
China appreciates the initiative of Venezuela to convene this open debate of the Security Council on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. I thank the Permanent Representative of Kenya, Ambassador Kamau; the Permanent Representative of Sweden, Ambassador Skoog; and Ambassador …
China commends the initiative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to convene today’s open debate. We are pleased to see you, Madam Minister, presiding over this meeting here in New York. I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
At present, international affairs are undergoing an histori…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the President for convening today’s plenary meeting of the General Assembly. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for submitting his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674).
In recent years violent extremist forces, such as the Islamic Stat…
China thanks the delegation of Venezuela for its initiative to convene this meeting. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Sweden and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Chile for their briefings.
The Charter of the United Nations entrusts the Security Council with the primary res…
China appreciates Uruguay’s initiative to organize this ministerial-level open debate on the question of the Middle East and welcomes Foreign Minister Nin Novoa to preside over this meeting. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing and commend his active engagement in promoting the Mid…
China welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption today of resolution 2261 (2016), on the establishment of a United Nations mission in Colombia. I would also like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Uruguay as he presides over today’s meeting, as well as Ms. Holguín Cuéllar, Minister for Forei…
China appreciates Uruguay’s initiative to hold this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and welcomes Uruguay’s Vice-Minister for Foreign Affair to New York to preside over our meeting. I wish to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing, and I listened careful…
China pays tribute to you, Mr. President, for holding today’s public meeting, and thanks the Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Coordinator, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, for her briefing.
The Syrian conflict, which has gone on for five years, has caused a huge number …
China wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s meeting, and Ms. Sellassie for her briefing.
The situation in the Sahel region is a source of concern and requires greater input and integrated approaches by the international community. China wishes to highlight the following fo…
The question of Palestine has always been at the heart of the issue in the Middle East. The States Members of the
United Nations have discussed the question of Palestine in the General Assembly year after year for several decades, without seeing any prospect of a solution. The peace talks between P…
I thank the presidency of the United Kingdom for convening this meeting. China strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place in Mali. Terrorism is the common enemy of all humankind. The international community must strengthen coordination and cooperation and fight together against terrorism…
For several days now, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and other terrorist organizations have launched a series of deadly terrorist attacks at multiple locations across the world, killing innocent civilians, including a Chinese citizen. The Chinese Government strongly condemns the heinous at…
The international community currently faces the largest refugee crisis since the Second World War, with more than 60 million refugees and internally displaced persons throughout the world. There are no prospects for resolving the protracted refugee problems in Afghanistan and East Africa, and the Me…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tanin for his briefing on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), and wish him every success at his new post. I welcome the presence of Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Fore…
On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group of States, I am honoured to welcome and support the Secretary-General’s nomination of Mr. Filippo Grandi as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
I congratulate Mr. Grandi on being elected High Commissioner for Refugees and wish him success in hi…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (see A/70/219), presented by Director General Yukiya Amano. Over the past year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has effectively discharged its relevant duties under its statute. It has exerted substant…
China thanks the delegation of the United Kingdom for its initiative to convene today’s open debate. I also welcome Ms. Greening, Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, presiding over the meeting. I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ambassador Skoog a…
China thanks the United Kingdom for its initiative to convene today’s meeting and welcomes Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, to preside over today’s meeting. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General O’Brien and the two Special Representatives of the Secretary-Ge…
