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Liu Jieyi .

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“The top priority now is for the parties in Syria to put the interests of their nation and people above everything else, cherish their hard- won ceasefire, abide strictly by the relevant Security Council resolutions, implement the agreement on the cessation of hostilities effectively and end all attacks on civilian and humanitarian facilities immediately in order to regain the earlier momentum of the ceasefire. The implementation of the agreement on the cessation of hostilities has played an important role in expanding the humanitarian relief operations and advancing the Geneva peace talks. In spite of the recent escalation of tensions in some areas of Syria, in most parts of the country the ceasefire has by and large been maintained.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman and Under-Secretary-General O'Brien for their briefings. The recent escalation of the conflict in some parts of Syria, especially Aleppo, has resulted in large numbers of casualties among civilians and medical and humanitarian relief workers. China sympathizes deeply with the Syrian people in their suffering. We condemn all attacks on civilian and humanitarian facilities. The Syrian conflict cannot be settled by military means, which will result only in greater unrest and disaster. In that regard, China appreciates the new round of efforts made by the Russian Federation and the United States.”
2016-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7687 (2016) · source
“The United Nations should conduct in-depth analysis and assessments of the risks and challenges faced by humanitarian assistance activities in conflict areas, and, on the basis of respecting the views of States, maintain communications and coordination with all parties to conflict in order to step up the protection of medical personnel and facilities. The relevant medical staff and humanitarian assistance organizations should maximize preparedness for their own safety and protection, while establishing effective communications mechanisms with States, the parties to the conflict and the relevant United Nations agencies and institutions.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Thirdly, the Security Council should actively carry out preventive diplomacy and political good offices with the aim of striving towards the settlement of differences among parties through peaceful means, including through dialogue and negotiation, so as to find a political solution to the questions and to prevent or contain conflicts from escalating in order to fundamentally prevent medical staff and facilities from being threatened. Fourthly, the United Nations should carry out its actions together with humanitarian assistance organizations.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Secondly, medical personnel and humanitarian organizations engaged in medical duties should, in carrying out their humanitarian assistance activities during armed conflict, fully comply with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, respect the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence in providing humanitarian assistance, and fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, avoiding any involvement in the conflict or supporting any of the parties to the conflict. That is the basis of humanitarian assistance - to win the understanding and trust of all parties, which serves as an important guarantee to ensure the safety of medical personnel and facilities in conflict areas.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“States have the primary responsibility for protecting the population throughout their entire territory, and they should step up the protection of medical personnel and facilities. Parties to the conflict should respect international law, including international humanitarian law, international conventions and the relevant Security Council resolutions, in fulfilment of their obligation to protect medical personnel and facilities, so as to ensure safe and timely humanitarian access. Acts of violence, attacks and threats against medical personnel and facilities during armed conflict should be investigated and punished by States in accordance with the law. The international community should provide the necessary assistance and support on the basis of full consultations with States.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“In recent years, the safety of medical personnel and humanitarian organizations exclusively engaged in medical duties and of the medical facilities and equipment during armed conflict have been increasingly under threat, which has received broad international attention. China pays tribute to the medical personnel and humanitarian-assistance organizations for putting themselves at risk to save lives and care for the wounded and sick. We are concerned about the safety of that personnel and relevant medical facilities and equipment. We therefore support the enhancing their protection by the international community. I wish to emphasize the following four points. First, protecting medical personnel and facilities during armed conflict is the inescapable responsibility of the States and parties to the conflict.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Mr. Liu Jieyi (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I am sure that you will ably lead the Security Council through a productive and fruitful month in May. Once again, I wish to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of China to the members of the Council for all the support that they have given us during the month of April. I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. China has listened carefully to the briefings made by Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the representative of Medecins Sans Frontieres.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“For their sake, the Council must translate this resolution into action. It must recommit unambiguously to the norms that govern the conduct of war. This resolution must lead to all States and non-State actors stopping the carnage. Council members must also pressure their allies to end attacks on health care and populations in conflict areas. We will not leave patients behind, and we will not be silent. Seeking or providing health care must not be a death sentence. The Security Council will be judged not on its words today, but on its actions. The Council's work has only begun. I urge it to make resolution 2286 (2016) save lives.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“The discussion here today cannot amount to empty rhetoric. Resolution 2286 (2016) cannot end up like so many others, including those passed on Syria over the last five years, which have been routinely violated with impunity. Health care in Syria is systematically targeted and besieged areas are cynically denied medical care. I exhort the Council to uphold its obligations, ensure the protection of the impartial provision of health care in conflict, and support health workers in fulfilling their obligations to treat every sick and wounded person without discrimination. Dr. Maas, the paediatrician murdered in Aleppo last week, was killed for saving lives. Today, we remember his humanity and bravery, which he shared with so many patients, nurses, doctors, communities and MSF staff caught up in areas of conflict.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“The neutrality of wartime medical care cannot be stamped out by State sovereignty or domestic law, especially in an age of counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency characterized by shifting alliances and murky rules of engagement. While the nature of warfare may have changed, the rules of war have not. The Council is charged with protecting peace and security. Yet four of the five permanent members of the Council have, in varying degrees, been associated with coalitions responsible for attacks on health-care structures during the past year. Those include the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and the Russian-backed, Syrian- led coalition. The Council therefore must live up to its extraordinary responsibilities and set an example for all States. I repeat: stop those attacks.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“We will speak out loudly and with force about what we witness in the field. Medicine must not be a deadly occupation. Patients must not be attacked or slaughtered in their beds. As physicians, we take an oath when we join the medical profession to treat everybody, every individual, regardless of who they are and regardless of their religion, their race or on which side they may fight - even if they are wounded combatants or ifthey are labelled as criminals or terrorists. Hospitals must not be attacked or forcibly entered by armed personnel, including to search for and capture patients. To turn our backs on those basic principles is to turn our backs on the foundation of medical ethics. Medical ethics cannot be buried by war.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Local health workers bear the brunt of those abuses. We are at a deadly impasse. We can no longer assume that fully functioning hospitals - in which patients are fighting for their lives - are out of bounds. Hospitals and patients have been dragged onto the battlefield. In Jasin, a town in southern Syria, citizens have protested in front of a hospital to prevent its reopening. They know what happens to functioning hospitals. We are facing an epidemic of attacks on health facilities, impeding our ability to do our core work. To date, our calls for independent investigations have gone unheeded. Accountability begins with independent and impartial fact-finding. Perpetrators cannot be investigators, judges or juries. Make no mistake: we will relentlessly denounce attacks on health care.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“In reality, they amount to massive, indiscriminate and disproportionate civilian targeting in urban settings and, in the worst cases, they are acts of terror. The effects of attacks against health facilities go far beyond those immediately killed and injured. They serve to demolish routine and life-saving health care for all. They make life impossible, ull stop. On 26 October 2015, a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit an MSF hospital in the Haydan district in northern Yemen, leaving at least 200,000 people without life-saving care. It was the first of three MSF facilities partially or completely destroyed in Yemen during a period of three months. Attacks on MSF facilities provide only a glimpse into the brutality of war. Attacks on other hospitals and clinics, as well as schools, markets and houses of worship, are routine.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“He said that, when fighting erupted in Kunduz, MSF staff were told that its trauma centre was a safe place. Over and over again, we said that. He told me, "We believed you, but did you know that we would be bombed?" I told him that until 3 October I truly believed that the hospital was a safe place. I cannot say that anymore about any medical facilities on the front lines today. In Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, the Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen hospitals are routinely bombed, raided, looted or burned to the ground. Medical personnel are threatened. Patients are shot in their beds. Broad attacks on communities and precise attacks on health facilities are described as mistakes, are denied outright or are simply met with silence.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Ms. Liu: Wednesday's air strikes obliterated Al-Quds Hospital in Aleppo. They blew apart at least 55 men, women and children. An air strike killed one of the last remaining paediatricians in the city: a murderous air strike. There were almost 300 air strikes in Aleppo over the past 10 days. Civilians, often in crowds, were repeatedly struck. What are individuals in wars today - expendable commodities, dead or alive? Patients and doctors have become legitimate targets. Women, children, the sick, the wounded and their caregivers are condemned to death. Stop those attacks. I went to Kunduz, Afghanistan, following the United States attack on our trauma centre on 3 October 2015. One of the survivors, a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) nurse whose left arm was blown off during the relentless air strike, told me something that haunts me daily.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Before adjourning the meeting, as this is the last scheduled meeting of the Council for the month of April, I would like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of China to the members of the Council, especially my colleagues the Permanent Representatives, their respective staff and to the secretariat of the Council for all the support they have given to us. It has been a busy month and one in which we have reached consensus on several important issues within our purview. We could not have done it alone and without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation and the representatives of the Secretariat, as well as all of the relevant conference service officers. As we end our presidency, I know I speak on behalf of the Council in wishing the Egyptian delegation good luck in the month of May.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“China has maintained a consistent position on the question of Western Sahara. We will continue to uphold a fair and objective position on the matter and support the United Nations in its efforts to push for a political solution to the question. We encourage both parties, based on the relevant Council resolutions, to seek a fair, long-lasting solution which is acceptable to both sides through negotiations. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of China. The Counciljust adopted resolution 2285 (2016), on extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), in which it decides to do so for one year and emphasizes the urgent need for the Mission to return to full functionality expeditiously. It also reflects the will and resolve of the Security Council to push for a political solution to the question of Western Sahara and maintain MINURSO's mandate. China supports the extension of MINURSO to allow it to resume its full capacity to implement the Council's resolution at the earliest. It is our hope that the Mission will continue to play an important role in the implementation of the Council's resolutions and in stabilizing the situation in Western Sahara.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“In favour: China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America Against: Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: Angola, New Zealand and Russian Federation The President (spoke in Chinese): There were 10 votes in favour, 2 votes against and 3 abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2285 (2016). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2016/401, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/20l6/355, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara. The Council is ready to proceed to a vote on the draft resolutions before it. I shall first put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“The Russian Federation has circulated the draft of a press statement. Considering the situation in the Council, I propose that after the meeting we continue to discuss the text among relevant members. IfI hear no objection, it is so decided. The meeting rose at 5.40 pm.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“China calls on all the parties concerned to exercise restraint and to work relentlessly towards a political settlement and the realization of peace, stability and development in Ukraine in order to promote both intercommunal harmony, as well as the peaceful coexistence of Ukraine and other countries. The international community should continue to support all diplomatic efforts towards seeking a political solution. Council discussions should contribute to the easing of tensions on the ground and the proper resolution of the question of Ukraine. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to Ambassador Apakan to respond to comments and questions raised.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“Last year, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2202 (2015), endorsing the Minsk agreement and demonstrating the Council's firm support for a political solution to the question of Ukraine. All parties must faithfully enforce the cessation of hostilities and violence and implement the Minsk agreement. They must also remain committed to seeking a comprehensive, lasting, balanced and long-term solution to the question of Ukraine through dialogue and consultation. Furthermore, that solution should address the underlying causes of the issue and should fully accommodate the legitimate rights, interests and aspirations of all regions and communities in Ukraine. It also must give equal importance to addressing all warranted concerns so as to achieve a balance of all interests.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of China. I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Taye-Brook Zerihoun, as well as Ambassadors Apakan and Sajdik for their respective briefings. China has been following the situation in eastern Ukraine closely, and is concerned about the recurring hostilities. We have taken note that the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group recently held multiple consultations on the implementation of the Minsk agreement. We have also noted that the ceasefire and other issues were discussed at the meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs in the Normandy format.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“I thank Mr. Sajdik for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Security Council. I welcome to the Security Council Mr. Vadym Prystaiko, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief of Staff of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Taye-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs; Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; and Ambassador Martin Sajdik, Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Ambassadors Apakan and Sajdik, who are joining today's meeting via video-teleconference from Kiev. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Zerihoun.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7683 (2016) · source
“I thank Mr. O'Brien for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.50 a.m.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7682 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Stephen O'Brien, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Mr. O'Brien, who is joining today's meeting via video-teleconference from Vienna. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/20l6/384, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015). I now give the floor to Mr. O'Brien.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7682 (2016) · source
“The Council should keep itself abreast of the progress being made and, in keeping with developments in the countries concerned, adjust and eventually lift sanction measures in a timely manner so as to create conditions that are conducive to the re-establishment of peace and the development of economies. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Cote d'Ivoire.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7681 (2016) · source
“That is of great significance, as it represents the international community's due recognition of cote d'Ivoire's achievements in the peace process and development. It is an example that the Council can refer to when dealing with other African hotspot issues. At present, some African countries are still subject to Council sanctions. China hopes that these countries and the international community can engage in common efforts to push for the speedy relaxation of the situation, achieve progress in their respective political processes, and embark as soon as possible down the path towards stability, development and the comprehensive and speedy lifting of sanctions. Sanctions are not an end in themselves.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7681 (2016) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. Thanks to the common efforts of the Government of cote d'Ivoire and the international community, the situation in Cote d'Ivoire has remained stable of late. Comprehensive progress has been achieved in such areas as political dialogue, national reconciliation, security sector reform, demobilization and the fight against impunity. The reconstruction of the country and economic development have begun on a good footing. China appreciates the efforts of the Government and people of Cote d'Ivoire to maintain peace and stability. We congratulate that country on its achievements and wish it every success in attaining prosperity and wealth at an early date. China welcomes the comprehensive lifting of sanctions against Cote d'Ivoire by the Security Council.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7681 (2016) · source
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2284 (2016). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7681 (2016) · source
“In favour: Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Chinese): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2283 (2016). I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/2016/386. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Chinese): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7681 (2016) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2016/254, which contains the text of a letter dated 15 March 2016 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), concerning C6te d'Ivoire, addressed to the President of the Security Council. I also wish to draw members' attention to document S/2016/297, which contains the special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cete d'Ivoire . The Council is ready to proceed to a vote on the draft resolutions before it. I shall first put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/2016/381. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7681 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of C6te d'Ivoire to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2016/381, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by France, as well as document S/2016/386, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Angola, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”
2016-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7681 (2016) · source
“I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.25 am.”
2016-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7678 (2016) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2016/328, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on technical assistance provided to the African Union Commission and the Transitional Government of National Unity for the implementation of chapter V of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, as well as to document 8/2016/341, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan. I now give the floor to Mr. Ladsous.”
2016-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7678 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of South Sudan to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Herve' Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2016-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7678 (2016) · source
“In favour: Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Chinese): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2281 (2016). The meeting rose at 10.05 am.”
2016-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7677 (2016) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members ofthe Council have before them document S/2016/378, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by France. I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2016/305, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Central African Republic. I also wish to draw members' attention to document S/2016/342, which contains the text of a letter dated 13 April 2016 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. The Council is ready to proceed to a vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2016-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7677 (2016) · source
“Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I would also like to appeal to speakers to deliver their statements at a normal speed so that interpretation may be provided properly. I wish to inform all concerned that, given the length of the list of speakers, we will be carrying on this open debate right through the lunch hour I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Robert Dussey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration of Togo.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“They will provide solid support for the maritime operations of the regional States. China will continue to implement the outcome ofthe Johannesburg Summit between China and Africa, cooperate with African countries for the maintenance of security in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, with a view to creating an enabling security environment for Africa's economic and social development, including supporting African countries in their efforts to achieve lasting peace and common prosperity. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Guided by the principle of sincerity, political results, affinity and good faith and the right approach to justice and interests, China has taken an active part in Africa's efforts to strengthen capacity- building for the maintenance ofpeace and security. China has actively participated in international cooperation against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and has provided assistance to the coastal States for capacity-building in the area of infrastructure. China's naval escort fleet has been invited to participate in join counter-piracy drills with the navies of Nigeria and Cameroon. China has provided the coastal States with material and equipment for counter-piracy purposes. Chinese enterprises have been active in building ports in the coastal States of Nigeria, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Greater efforts should be made to ensure legal accountability. Thanks to the joint efforts of the members of the Security Council, presidential statement S/PRST/2016/4, on the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, was adopted earlier during this meeting. That is a positive response to the request of the coastal and regional States for enhanced international cooperation in the fight against piracy. It crystallizes international consensus on the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and proposes new ideas on joint responses to tackle the problem. That will strongly enhance and deepen international cooperation against piracy. China and Africa make up a community of common destiny and interests, sharing will and woe and seeking a win-win outcome.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“On the basis of full consultation with the coastal States, the international community could explore the possibility of joint law enforcement as a new way to intensify counter-piracy efforts. Fourthly, development assistance to coastal States should be scaled up. The international community should increase assistance to the coastal States in the light of their economic and social development plans, help them to eradicate poverty, speed up economic and social development and improve the situation of youth employment. Cooperation on counter-terrorism should be strengthened. Transnational organized crime should be combated effectively. The links that connect pirates with terrorist organizations and illegal armed groups should be severed, and channels for drug trafficking and financing should be blocked.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Thirdly, resources should be mobilized to strengthen international cooperation on counter-piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. International organizations, including the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), should provide more support to coastal countries. The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel and the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa should accord greater importance to the needs of the countries concerned and provide regular briefings to the Security Council on the latest developments. We call upon countries to continue their contributions to the IMO West and Central Africa Maritime Security Trust Fund, while drawing on the success achieved.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“The international community should support regional and subregional organizations - such as the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission 4 in their efforts to comprehensively implement the integrated strategy to counter piracy and armed robbery at sea by increasing financial and technical inputs, enhancing institution-building in the fight against piracy and ensuring the full, effective and sustainable operation of the relevant mechanisms. China looks forward to a positive outcome to the next AU Summit of Heads of State and Government on Maritime Safety and Security in the Gulf of Guinea, which will be held in October and will further advance the regional and subregional endeavour on counter-piracy.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Other countries should take an active part in the construction, operation and maintenance of their ports, among other infrastructure, in order that they can provide better service to ships in the areas of docking, supplies and maintenance, as well as improve logistical support. It is also necessary to help them to strengthen training for their maritime security forces and to provide them with the necessary equipment, such as vessels and radar systems, so as to improve their operational capacity in joint law enforcement and monitoring. Secondly, regional and subregional organizations should have a greater role, and a long-term mechanism should be put in place at the regional level.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“China supports the African countries concerned in their efforts to enhance coordination, formulate a common strategy for maritime security, create a regional counter-piracy mechanism and conduct joint patrols at sea. We call upon the international community to pay attention to the difficulties faced by Gulf of Guinea coastal States, including a lack of financial resources, infrastructure and equipment, and to implement the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and assist the countries of the region to build up their capacity to fight piracy. Efforts should be focused on the four following aspects. First, on the basis of respect for the leadership of the Gulf of Guinea coastal countries, assistance should be provided to the countries concerned to enhance their capacity-building on counter-piracy efforts.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source