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Geng Shuang

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first: 2020-07-09
most recent: 2023-12-30
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“China will continue playing a constructive role to facilitate the earliest conclusion of the compliance resumption talks, move the Iranian nuclear issue towards a political settlement, safeguard the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and promote peace and stability in the Middle East.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“The Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Mr. Wang Yi, paid a visit to the region in March this year. During the visit, he put forward a five-point proposal, which includes advocating for mutual respect, upholding equity and justice, achieving non-proliferation, jointly fostering collective security and accelerating development cooperation. That proposal reflects China’s sincerity in promoting regional peace and its strong sense of responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council. Preserving the JCPOA means upholding multilateralism, safeguarding international equity and justice and defending the authority of the Security Council. China has always participated in the relevant JCPOA negotiations in a constructive manner and has played an important role in promoting consensus and resolving differences among the parties.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“That will help ensure that Iran enjoys legitimate economic dividends, create the conditions for all parties to resume normal economic and trade cooperation with Iran and pave the way for negotiations to finalize a return to compliance with the agreement. The Iranian nuclear issue has an impact on the situation in the Middle East. Preserving the JCPOA is conducive to maintaining regional security and stability. That is in line with the interests of all parties, including those in the Gulf region. Nevertheless, regional security issues should not be directly linked to the JCPOA. China has proposed that, on the premise of upholding the JCPOA, a multilateral dialogue platform be established in the Gulf region as a way to encourage countries of the region to reach consensus on regional security issues through dialogue and consultation.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“The international community has time and again called upon the United States to lift sanctions against Iran, and the Secretary- General repeatedly emphasized that point in his report (S/2021/582). We hope the United States will pay attention and respond positively in the negotiations. China categorically rejects all illegal unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States. All illegal measures by the United States — be they sanctions against Iran or long-arm jurisdiction targeting third- party entities and individuals, including Chinese entities and individuals — should be lifted immediately.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“As a member of the international community, Iran has the right to use outer space for peaceful purposes. Parties have different understandings with regard to the nature of Iran’s missile programme and space programme. If deemed necessary, the parties may establish a new platform, or use other suitable forums, to discuss the matter so as to avoid any confusion in negotiations on the return to compliance, as that would complicate and impede the negotiations process. Unilateral sanctions undermine mutually beneficial cooperation among countries. Such measures are at variance with international equity and justice, are in flagrant breach of international law and have an adverse impact on international relations.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“Whether or not the United States can reach an agreement with Iran and other relevant parties on a return to compliance will be the ultimate litmus test to prove whether or not the United States practices multilateralism. The withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA has led to a serious trust deficit between the United States and Iran, which considerably hinders a return to compliance negotiations between the two sides. Out of concern that the United States may again withdraw from the agreement, Iran has requested that the current United States Administration provide some guarantee that another unilateral withdrawal will not occur. The request is completely understandable, and the United States should respond to it. It is our hope that all parties will adopt a positive posture and demonstrate political wisdom in finding a solution.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“We hope that all parties will have a greater sense of urgency, take a political decision as soon as possible, demonstrate flexibility and commit to working towards the same goal. At the same time, they must exercise restraint, refrain from making moves that may further complicate the situation and strive to reach consensus on a swift return to compliance. In particular, I would like to point out here that the United States has indicated on several occasions its willingness to return to the deal. It has declared that multilateralism is back. That being the case, the United States should make a greater effort and demonstrate greater sincerity in arriving at consensus.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“As the Chinese say, let the one who tied the bell on the tiger’s neck take it off. It is incumbent upon the United States, which is responsible for this dilemma, to take the lead in returning to the JCPOA with no preconditions. On that premise, Iran should subsequently also return to full compliance. That is the right way to put the Iranian nuclear deal back on track and de-escalate the situation in the region. Since the beginning of this year, the parties concerned have actively implemented the consensus reached at the Foreign Ministers’ meeting in December in order to facilitate the return to compliance by the United States and Iran as soon as possible. At present, important progress was made in the relevant negotiations in Vienna, although much remains to be done before consensus can be reached.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador Skoog and Ambassador Byrne Nason for their briefings. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a diplomatic outcome achieved through hard work by all parties that engaged in the consultations and negotiations. It is an example of successful multilateralism. It is an essential safeguard for the international nuclear non-proliferation architecture, as well as for peace and stability in the Middle East. In total disregard for the opposition of the international community, the United States made the obstinate and unilateral decision to withdraw from the agreement and has continued to apply maximum pressure on Iran. That is the root of the current dilemma regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“We hope that Bosnia and Herzegovina will abide by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, engage in foreign relations in a spirit of friendship and goodwill, genuinely respect the sovereignty of other countries and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“China encourages all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to continuously enhance mutual political trust, promote national harmony and advance nation-building. China is willing to continue to work with other countries to provide support and assistance to that end. The peace and reconciliation process in Bosnia and Herzegovina has always benefited from the attention and assistance of the international community, especially the Security Council, and it would not have been possible without the sustained concern and support of other countries.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“In March this year, the Parliament of the Republika Srpska adopted a resolution calling for the immediate closure of the Office of the High Representative. That resolution should be taken seriously. Since the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement 25 years ago, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has significantly changed. The international community should reassess the role and the mandate of the High Representative in order to ensure that the Office adapts to the current reality and the needs of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the same time, the rights of all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be ensured. China has always respected the sovereignty, independence, national unity and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the choice of its people with regard to the country’s future.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“The High Representative’s work affects the fundamental interests of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its people and has an important impact on the situation in the country. On the issue of the appointment of the High Representative, the international community must take into full account the views of all Bosnia and Herzegovina parties. China takes note of the differences with regard to the procedures for the appointment of the next High Representative. China encourages all the parties concerned to fully engage in consultations in that regard in order to find a reasonable and feasible solution, help the High Representative to perform his duties, uphold the authority of the Security Council and contribute to maintaining peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider Western Balkans region.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank the representative of the Secretariat for his briefing. China takes note of Mr. Inzko’s letter to the Secretary-General on the selection of the next High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Dayton Peace Agreement has outlined the role of the Security Council in the appointment of High Representatives. In practice, the Security Council endorses the appointment either through a resolution or in the form of a letter from the President. This has become an established practice, and this practice should continue to be respected when appointing the next High Representative. The High Representative assumes the important responsibilities of supervising the implementation of the Dayton Accords.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source
“However, paragraph 46 of the resolution is drafted in a way that lends itself to misunderstanding. China has concerns about the text of this paragraph and would ask the Secretariat to place on record. The meeting rose at 3.40 p.m.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8809 (2021) · source
“In fact, when the Secretary-General submitted his report (S/2021/519) to the Council on 1 June, he already recommended that the ceiling of the Mission’s uniformed personnel be maintained. In China’s view, the set recommendation contained in Secretary-General’s report is in line with the current situation in Mali and the needs of the Mission in performing its mandate. We would like to express our full support for that. China questions the need for the resolution to request the Secretary-General to submit another report on the same issue after merely a month or so. I would also like to point out that the peacekeepers of MINUSMA have made important contributions and enormous sacrifices in the process of mandate implementation, which should be fully acknowledged by the Security Council.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8809 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): China attaches great importance to peace and stability in Africa, including the situation in Mali, supports the peace process and political transition in Mali and supports the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in playing a positive and constructive role in improving the situation in Mali, in accordance with the relevant resolutions. It is in this spirit that China voted in favour of resolution 2584 (2021), on the renewal of the MINUSMA mandate. Paragraph 19 of the resolution requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on relevant issues no later than 15 July, including the force levels and the ceiling of uniformed personnel of the Mission.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8809 (2021) · source
“As the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo enters its drawdown phase, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will gradually assume the primary responsibility for maintaining national security. The Security Council should heed the wishes of the Government and respond positively to its concerns regarding an adjustment of the sanctions to make sure that those measures do not adversely impact the development of the Government’s security capacities.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8807 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): China congratulates the new Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was successfully formed last month, and welcomes its focus on restoring national stability and improving people’s livelihoods and well- being in the next stage of governance. We support the international community’s efforts to help the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve its national governance capacity and achieve national peace, stability and development at an early date. China has always believed that sanctions are only a means, not an end.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8807 (2021) · source
“Without timely international assistance, the humanitarian consequences will be disastrous. Claiming to seek solutions while allowing the problem to worsen will simply not work. China calls on the relevant countries to resume economic and development assistance to Syria and avoid linking aid with the political process.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“In north-west Syria, terrorist organizations listed by the Security Council launch repeated attacks and kidnap civilians. Frequent eruption of hostilities in the north-east have resulted in civilian displacement. Foreign troops continue to operate in Syria without any time frame for withdrawal. All those aspects have added to the complexity of the Syrian security situation. China urges all the parties concerned to implement the Secretary-General’s appeal for a global ceasefire and end the foreign occupation of Syria as soon as possible. China calls on the international community to strengthen counter- terrorism cooperation, in accordance with international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions, and jointly combat terrorist forces in Syria. The Syrian economy is in deep distress.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“In this process, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria must be fully respected, and so must the political independence of the Syrian people. Unilateral sanctions against Syria must stop. Any schemes to effect regime change in Syria must be utterly renounced. The authorization of Syrian cross-border humanitarian access is about to expire. The Security Council should have a thorough exchange of views on the draft resolution on this subject, conduct in-depth and comprehensive consultations, strive for consensus and avoid a showdown. Doing so will help all parties to increase mutual trust and create favourable conditions for advancing the political process. Advancement in the Syrian political process requires a good security environment.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“As Syria suffers from foreign occupation, unilateral sanctions and terrorism, it is difficult for the Constitutional Committee to make the expected progress. Nevertheless, negotiation is always better than war. China hopes that the Constitutional Committee will launch its sixth round of work as soon as possible, while staying independent and free from external interference. At the same time, we must recognize that Constitution-making and elections are not enough, by themselves, to resolve the Syrian issue. Progress on the political track depends on the building of mutual trust between the Syrian parties and those who have influence on the Syrian situation. Only with such mutual trust can consensus be formed on issues of common concern to the Syrian people and be implemented in a step-by-step and reciprocal manner.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): China thanks Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Hussain for their briefings. We welcome the presence of Special Envoy Pedersen and express appreciation for his efforts to promote the implementation of resolution 2254 (2015) and advance the work of the Syrian Constitutional Committee. The Syrian issue should ultimately be resolved through political means. It is precisely because of the lack of progress on the political track that the international relief efforts are so overstretched on the humanitarian track. China supports a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process, the full implementation of resolution 2254 (2015) and the mediation efforts of Special Envoy Pedersen.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“The Security Council should learn from its past experience and lessons and carefully consider the future presence of the United Nations in Haiti in the light of the situation in the country. In that regard, the Secretariat should propose feasible recommendations in conjunction with the expiration of the new mandate in October of this year.”
2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source
“The Haitian people are still suffering tremendously and the future of Haiti is still very bleak. The United Nations existing blood-transfusion and oxygen-supply assistance model is going nowhere and appears to be unsustainable. China commends Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime and her colleagues for their work and for their input. However, I wish to reiterate that there is no external solution to the question of Haiti. The country must be able to solve its own problems and achieve development on its own. Now is the time to seriously seek new ideas and new ways to help the Haitian people. The United Nations, donors, countries of the region and the Organization of American States should jointly explore ways to help Haiti emerge from the crisis and get back on track.”
2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source
“The parliamentary, presidential and local elections, which are expected to be held in September, are also plagued with uncertainty. China once again urges the Haitian authorities and the leaders of all parties to put an end to meaningless political strife, crack down on corruption and the abuse of power and move the relevant political agenda forward in order to create favourable conditions for and work towards the swift restoration of the country’s stability and social order and the achievement of economic development. They cannot afford to repeatedly let the Haitian people down or fail the expectation and help of the international community. Over the past 30 years, the United Nations has invested huge resources in a tremendous effort to help Haiti. However, to date such efforts and resources have not achieved the expected results.”
2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source
“Secondly, on 14 June UNICEF pointed out that, in the past two weeks alone, about 8,500 women and children in Port-au-Prince had been displaced by gangster violence. The hardship and misfortune experienced by the Haitian people are both difficult to believe and unacceptable. The Haitian Government and Haitian leaders bear the primary responsibility for that unfortunate and even desperate situation. The Security Council and the Secretary-General repeatedly have called on the Haitian Government to abandon self-interest and meet the aspirations of the people by undertaking their due obligations and strengthening national governance. Unfortunately, that has not become a reality. The proposed constitutional referendum has repeatedly been postponed.”
2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): Since the Security Council deliberations in February, Haiti has not yet emerged from the crisis and the country is still in chaos. The Secretary-General’s report (S/2021/559) and the briefings by Special Representative La Lime and the non-governmental organization representative just now described to us a Haiti with political divisiveness, economic difficulties, social unrest, rampant gangs, an unchecked pandemic and deprivation of livelihoods. Allow me to cite just two examples. First, according to the data, nearly 40 per cent of the Haitian population, or approximately 4.6 million people, cannot get basic food each day and urgently need humanitarian assistance.”
2021-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8799 (2021) · source
“China stands ready to work with other Council members to continuously take stock, make steady progress and keep improving the Council’s working methods to enable it to better perform its duties. We also support the Informal Working Group continuing to play a major role in this regard.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“There is still room for improvement, such as the stability of the video-teleconferences and the quality of remote simultaneous interpreting platforms, but admittedly the contingency modus operandi is only an interim measure, not a long-term solution; it cannot replace our normal working modalities. We are pleased to see that since the end of May the Council has gradually resumed in-person meetings. Considering the lingering risk of infection, the Council should continue in the next stage to maintain rigorous pandemic-prevention measures, follow maintain democratic and science-based decision-making processes and make sound arrangements for in-person meetings. Improving the Council’s working methods is an ongoing process.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“The rotating presidency of the Council has a special role to play. Coordination should be strengthened between incoming and outgoing presidencies to maintain coherence and consistency in working priorities. Fifthly, we must be creative, flexible and more agile. The coronavirus disease presented an unprecedented challenge to the work of the Council. In March 2020, the Council defied all odds in exploring a set of contingency work modalities with many unprecedented practices. These practices have enriched the Council’s working methods. Good practices need to be upheld and carried forward, which would help the Council cope with future emergencies.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“Fourthly, we must improve mechanisms and embrace fairness. The Council should be pragmatic and efficient and constantly optimize its working mechanisms. Last Friday, the General Assembly elected new non-permanent members of the Security Council. China supports the idea of facilitating newly elected members in performing their duties and, with the assistance of the Secretariat, strengthening capacity- building, including by helping elected members familiarize themselves in advance with the work of the Council and its subsidiary organs. The allocation of penholdership should be more rational and reflect the shared responsibilities and collective participation. China supports multiple Council members serving as co-penholders and encourages non-penholders to actively contribute to the drafting of documents.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“During its presidency in May, China consulted extensively and listened to the comments and suggestions of the countries concerned and regional organizations on hotspot issues. We communicated and coordinated with the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, as well as the Secretary-General — with good results. We support the Council strengthening its interaction with the Peacebuilding Commission so as to leverage its positive role. The Council should be mindful of both efficiency and transparency and strike the balance between open and closed meetings. China supports the Council in stepping up communication with the media, while Council documents subject to consultations should be kept confidential to prevent leaks and avoid compromising the work and efforts aimed at reaching consensus.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“The Security Council performs its duties on behalf of all Member States. In addressing hotspot issues, it should heed the views of the wider membership, especially the countries concerned, countries of the region and regional organizations. Their unique advantages should be fully leveraged. The Council should be flexible and creative in organizing field visits and informal dialogues around relevant issues, and make good use of its Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations and other mechanisms, such as meetings with troop-contributing countries. In addition, the Council must consider and heed their views from all parties, especially those of troop-contributing countries on issues pertaining to the formulation of peacekeeping mandates and ensuring the safety and security of peacekeepers.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“The world today is ridden with myriad problems and challenges. It is impossible and indeed untenable for the Council to be everything to everyone. It must stay focused on tackling major and urgent issues concerning international peace and security. In recent years, the number of items addressed in the Council has gradually swelled. This is a cause for concern. The Council should maintain the continuity of its work priorities and be prudent in introducing new topics for consideration. When it comes to cross-cutting issues, the Council should improve communication and coordination with the General Assembly and other organs so as to avoid broadening its scope of consideration, which would duplicate efforts and may lead to encroachment into the purview of the Assembly. Thirdly, there must be extensive communication, openness and transparency.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“In the face of increasingly complex and formidable global challenges, the Council needs more than ever to practice and uphold true multilateralism, which is about having international affairs addressed through consultation. Council members should be mindful of maintaining the unity of the Council, respect one another and engage in consultations on an equal footing, enhance mutual trust and consolidate consensus. Unity among the 15 Council members is a show of power and strength, and is the source of its authority. We should duly enhance communication, accommodate each other’s concerns and prioritize consensus-based decision-making. In particular, we should properly manage differences and avoid resorting to a vote whenever a difference arises. Secondly, the Security Council must focus on its duties and highlight priorities.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“Since the coronavirus disease outbreak, the Council has developed its interim working methods and overcome many difficulties and inconveniences and has maintained business continuity. Looking back on the past year, we need to take stock of our experiences and good practices. We must also identify deficiencies, focus on the tasks and the future challenges facing the Council and actively improve its working methods. In the light of what we have learned from our presidency of the Council in March 2020 and May 2021, I would like to recommend the following. First, we stress the need for the Security Council to maintain unity, including in its decision-making.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): China thanks Estonia for its initiative to convene today’s open debate. We thank Ambassador King, Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, as well as Ms. Sievers and Ms. Landgren for their briefings. The Security Council bears the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. As new challenges and threats keep cropping up, the Security Council needs to constantly improve its working methods, ensure fairness and justice, embody openness and inclusiveness, further enhance its efficiency and effectiveness, and better fulfil the critical duties entrusted to it by the Charter of the United Nations.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“I would also like to thank and commend Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his great efforts and contribution over the years to the mitigation of the global humanitarian situation and his significant achievements. We wish him all the best.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“With regard to the FSO SAFER oil tanker, the Security Council held a briefing dedicated to that issue earlier this month (see S/PV.8786) and issued a press release. China once again urges the Houthis to allow access to the United Nations technical team as soon as possible to avoid a catastrophe and maintain regional and environmental safety and the safety of international shipping lanes. In conclusion, I would like to congratulate Special Envoy Griffiths on his appointment as Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. We look forward to working with him in his new role on humanitarian issues, including the issue of Yemen.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“Recently, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the World Bank increased their humanitarian assistance to Yemen. We hope those emergency actions will help alleviate the suffering of the people in the country. China welcomes the approval by the Yemeni Government granting access to the port of Al-Hudaydah for several commercial oil tankers and the provision to Yemen of petroleum products by Saudi Arabia. China will also continue to provide humanitarian assistance based on the needs of the Yemeni people. We urge the parties to the conflict to guarantee safe and unimpeded humanitarian access and unrestricted commercial imports.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“China supports the efforts of countries in the Gulf region to ease regional tension and hopes that such efforts will create a positive momentum for the political settlement of the issue of Yemen. Parties to the conflict in Yemen should respond to the efforts of the countries of the region and the international community and resume political negotiations at an early date. In that regard, China welcomes the political will demonstrated by the Yemeni Government, upholds a people-centred approach and makes every effort to mitigate the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The people of Yemen are experiencing multiple crises of hunger, a pandemic, fuel shortages and currency devaluation. The international community has the obligation to provide assistance and save lives.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“We strongly call on all parties to the conflict to honour their obligations under international humanitarian law and protect civilians, in particular women, children and other vulnerable groups, as well as to mobilize all stakeholders to promote peace and dialogue and facilitate the parties in Yemen launching political negotiations. Special Envoy Griffiths made frequent visits recently to Riyadh, Muscat, Sana’a and Tehran and consulted with relevant parties on the Yemeni peace initiative. China commends the Special Envoy’s efforts. The countries of the region, including Oman and Kuwait, have maintained engagement with parties in Yemen. The meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council being held this week will focus its deliberations on Yemen.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“In Al-Hudaydah and Al-Jawf governorates, the recent escalation of hostilities between the two parties has become an issue of great concern. The conflict situation on the ground clearly shows that neither party to the conflict could succeed with a winner-takes-all posture, and the persistence of the conflict leads only to more civilian casualties in the respective ethnic groups. China calls on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to heed the appeal of the international community to immediately stop hostilities and violence in order to avoid further harming innocent civilians. China condemns any attacks on civilians or civilian infrastructure, including fuel stations, residential areas and mosques.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to thank the briefers for their briefings. The war in Yemen has been raging for six years. According to World Bank estimates, the many years of war have severely damaged infrastructure in major cities in Yemen, causing losses between $6.9 billion and $8.5 billion and making Yemen the country with the world’s fourth largest population of displaced persons. Yemen is a major birthplace of the Arabic and Islamic civilizations. Seeing it suffer such trauma from the conflict is truly harrowing. Taking into consideration the earlier briefings, I would like to make the following points. Hostilities must stop immediately, and secure conditions for the peace process in Yemen created. The offensive on Ma’rib city has led to a large number of civilian casualties and displacement.”
2021-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8797 (2021) · source
“China is ready to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with the EU, deepen our coordination and cooperation, join hands in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and climate-change-related challenges, jointly safeguard genuine or true multilateralism, strengthen and improve global governance and work hand in hand to safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order on the basis of international law.”
2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source
“We hope that the EU will further increase its international aid efforts, place a greater focus on eradicating hunger and poverty, developing health and education, promoting post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reconstruction, and channel resources into areas where the most urgent needs exist with a view to making a greater contribution to the efforts of developing countries to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, achieve sustainable development and promote and consolidate peace through development. China attaches great importance to its relations with the EU and has always seen the Union as an important force in the process of forging a multipolar world. Both sides have extensive common interests and broad prospects for cooperation in maintaining world peace and promoting common development.”
2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source
“Secretary-General António Guterres has repeatedly underscored that achieving sustainable and inclusive development is the most effective way to tackle the root causes of conflict once and for all. As the largest provider of official development assistance, the EU should do more to help developing countries in general and war- torn countries in particular so as to recover and rebuild and eliminate the root causes of conflict.”
2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source
“China commends the EU for its long-standing assistance in improving the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestine territory. We hope the EU will continue to play a constructive role in promoting a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue. Further, China encourages the EU, as a player in the resolution of hotspot issues, to be mindful in fully respecting the sovereignty of the countries concerned, taking into serious consideration the realities of the countries in question, safeguarding the authority of the United Nations in earnest and effectively strengthening coordination and cooperation with other regional organizations.”
2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source