I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
The current situation in eastern Ukraine remains turbulent, with an increase in armed clashes and acts of violence resulting in human casualties and the destruction of property. China is deeply worried and concerned about the s…
China welcomes you, Madam President, to New York to preside over today’s open debate of the Council on inclusive development for the maintenance of peace and security. I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Ambassador Patriota, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for their briefi…
China welcomes the Chilean presidency’s convening of today’s open debate on the Middle East. I thank Assistant Secretary-General ad interim Toyberg-Frandzen for his briefing. China has also listened attentively to the statements made by the Ambassadors of Palestine and Israel.
Today’s meeting is th…
China thanks Chile for taking the initiative to convene today’s meeting on peacebuilding.
I welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs Muñoz to New York to preside over today’s meeting. I thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and Ambassador Patriota for their briefings.
Peacebuilding is an important a…
China voted in favour of draft resolution S/2014/916 on the question of Palestine submitted by Jordan on behalf of the League of Arab States. The draft reflects the reasonable demands of the Arab States, including the Palestinian people, and is in accord with the relevant United Nations resolutions,…
China has stated its position against the Council’s involvement in the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. China has consistently opposed the politicization of human rights issues and the pressuring of countries under the pretext of human rights issues. The Security …
China is opposed to exploiting the existence of large-scale violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a reason to include the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the agenda of the Security Council. The Charter of the United Nations stipulates ex…
China welcomes the Chadian initiative to convene today’s open debate on terrorism and cross-border crime. I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing and Ambassador António for his statement on behalf of the African Union.
Frequent terrorist attacks have taken place recently in Asia, A…
China welcomes the convening of today’s meeting by the Chadian presidency. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom and Executive Director Fedotov for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
The year 2014 is crucial in terms of Afghanistan’s political…
I thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing. Over the past two years, Ambassador Quinlan and his team have worked hard to promote the Committee’s work. China wishes to express its appreciation and thanks for all of that. China has always attached great importance to the work of the Committee, and we…
China is deeply shocked and saddened by the terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on 16 December, which resulted in many casualties, including many children. China condemns this terrorist attack in the strongest terms and expresses its deep condolences to the victims, the injured and …
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary-General for the reports submitted under this agenda item.
In 2014, humanitarian crises caused by natural disasters, armed conflicts and long-standing vulnerability remained complicated and dire. They resulted in increased humanitarian needs, significantly…
China appreciates the convening of today’s meeting. We also thank Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, for her briefing.
At present, the situation in the Sahel region is generally stable, with continuing economic growth and steady progress in the imple…
This year we have solemnly commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and taken stock of the achievements made in the past 20 years since the Convention came into force. The Convention provides an important guarantee for main…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister of Serbia, who has also made a statement. I also listened attentively to the statement by Mr. Hashim Thaçi.
China respects the sovereig…
I would like to thank Mr. Nabarro and Special Representative Banbury for their briefings. I also listened attentively to Mr. Mauget’s presentation.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has recently slowed down somewhat, and the number of new cases in Liberia and Guinea has fallen, showing that the int…
China welcomes the Australian initiative to hold an open debate on counter-terrorism today. We welcome your coming to New York, Madam President, to preside at this meeting. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Ambassador Quinlan, Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. I have also listened attentively to the statements made by the representatives of Palestine and Israel.
The Palestinian-Israeli situation is currently very fragile, and China is deeply concerned about the continuing conflict be…
The Chinese delegation welcomes Argentina’s initiative in convening today’s open debate. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I would also like to thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, and Assistant Secretary- General Mulet for their briefings. Ch…
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their briefings.
China notes that, since the signing of the Minsk agreements between the Ukrainian Government and eastern militias at the beginning of September, there
have been no large-sca…
