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Zhang Jun

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  1. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of China. The political and peace process in the Central African Republic, has continued to make positive progress. The Government has made substantial efforts to improve national governance, advance the peace process and maintain security and stability in the country. China applauds those efforts. As the Central African Republic stands at a crucial stage in its transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) continues to be indispensable in its support for the country’s peace, stability and development. We support its mandate renewal and voted in favour of resolution 2709 (2023).”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  2. “The draft resolution received 14 votes in favour, none against and 1 abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2709 (2023). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  3. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Central African Republic 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/2023/863, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: None Abstaining: Russian Federation”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  4. “The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2708 (2023). The meeting rose at 10.10 a.m. 2/223-35197”

    2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9474 (2023) · source

  5. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2023/852, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. I should like to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2023/777, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America”

    2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9474 (2023) · source

  6. “The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2707 (2023). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”

    2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9473 (2023) · source

  7. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2023/850, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America”

    2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9473 (2023) · source

  8. “I should like to inform the members of the Council that I have just received from the President of the General Assembly the following letter:”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  9. “The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 1 Number of valid ballots: 14 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu 9 Chaloka Beyani 1 Hilary Charlesworth 9 Sarah Hull Cleveland 12 Ahmed Amin Fathalla 7 Kirill Gevorgian5 Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco13 Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua2 Dire Tladi10 Five candidates obtained the required majority in the Security Council. Accordingly, the following candidates received the required majority of votes in the Security Council: Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu, Hilary Charlesworth, Sarah Hull Cleveland, Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco and Dire Tladi. I have communicated the result of the vote to the President of the General Assembly in writing.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  10. “All the ballot papers have been collected. The tellers will now count the votes. As per practice, there will be two independent counts of the votes, one by each teller. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  11. “I take it that all members of the Council have now voted. I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  12. “I would like to remind the members of the Council that each member may vote for not more than five candidates and that only the candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be considered invalid. A blank ballot paper will be considered an abstention. If a ballot paper contains any notation other than the votes in favour of eligible candidates, those notations will be disregarded. I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the fifth ballot to elect five members of the International Court of Justice. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. Members of the Council should place an “X” in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  13. “The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers:15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu 9 Chaloka Beyani 1 Hilary Charlesworth 10 Sarah Hull Cleveland 13 Ahmed Amin Fathalla 8 Kirill Gevorgian 6 Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco 14 Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua 2 Dire Tladi 12 As more than five candidates have obtained the absolute majority, in accordance with established practice, the Council will now proceed to a new vote on all the candidates, as noted in paragraph 16 of the memorandum by the Secretary-General contained in document S/2023/445.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  14. “All the ballot papers have been collected. The tellers will now count the votes. As per practice, there will be two independent counts of the votes, one by each teller. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  15. “I take it that all members of the Council have now voted. I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  16. “I would like to remind the members of the Council that each member may vote for not more than five candidates and that only the candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be considered invalid. A blank ballot paper will be considered an abstention. If a ballot paper contains any notation other than the votes in favour of eligible candidates, those notations will be disregarded. I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the fourth ballot to elect five members of the International Court of Justice. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. Members of the Council should place an “X” in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  17. “The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions:0 Required majority:8 Number of votes obtained: Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu 9 Chaloka Beyani 2 Hilary Charlesworth 11 Sarah Hull Cleveland 13 Ahmed Amin Fathalla 9 Kirill Gevorgian 6 Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco 14 Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua 1 Dire Tladi 10 As more than five candidates have obtained the absolute majority, in accordance with established practice, the Council will now proceed to a new vote on all the candidates, as noted in paragraph 16 of the memorandum by the Secretary-General contained in document S/2023/445.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  18. “All the ballot papers have been collected. The tellers will now count the votes. As per practice, there will be two independent counts of the votes, one by each teller. Number of ballot papers:15Number of invalid ballots:0Number of valid ballots:15Number of abstentions:0Required majority:8Number of votes obtained:Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu10Chaloka Beyani2Hilary Charlesworth11* * * Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu 10 Chaloka Beyani 2 Hilary Charlesworth 11”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  19. “If a ballot paper contains any notation other than the votes in favour of eligible candidates, those notations will be disregarded. I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the third ballot to elect five members of the International Court of Justice. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. Members of the Council should place an “X” in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote. I take it that all members of the Council have now voted. I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  20. “The result of the voting is as follows: Sarah Hull Cleveland 14 Ahmed Amin Fathalla 8 Kirill Gevorgian 5 Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco 13 Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua 1 Dire Tladi 8 As more than five candidates have obtained the absolute majority, in accordance with established practice, the Council will now proceed to a new vote on all the candidates, as noted in paragraph 16 of the memorandum by the Secretary-General contained in document S/2023/445. I would like to remind the members of the Council that each member may vote for not more than five candidates and that only the candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be considered invalid. A blank ballot paper will be considered an abstention.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  21. “All the ballot papers have been collected. The tellers will now count the votes. As per practice, there will be two independent counts of the votes, one by each teller. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  22. “I would like to remind the members of the Council that each member may vote for not more than five candidates and that only the candidates whose names appear on the ballot papers are eligible. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be considered invalid. A blank ballot paper will be considered an abstention. I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the second ballot to elect five members of the International Court of Justice. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. Members of the Council should place an “X” in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote. I take it that all members of the Council have now voted. I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  23. “The result of the voting is as follows: Number of ballot papers: 15 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 15 Number of abstentions: 0 Required majority: 8 Number of votes obtained: Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu 9 Chaloka Beyani 4 Hilary Charlesworth 11 Sarah Hull Cleveland 14 Ahmed Amin Fathalla 8 Kirill Gevorgian 6 Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco 14 Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua 1 Dire Tladi 8 I would like to inform Council members that the ballot is conclusive in the General Assembly, but inconclusive in the Security Council in the first round. As more than five candidates have obtained the absolute majority, in accordance with established practice, the Council will now proceed to a new vote on all the candidates, as noted in paragraph 16 of the memorandum by the Secretary-General contained in document S/2023/445.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  24. “I have been informed that the ballot papers have been collected in the General Assembly. The counting of the votes in the Security Council will now begin. The tellers will now count the votes. As per practice, there will be two independent counts of the votes, one by each teller. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with established practice, I will wait for the General Assembly to complete its count before I announce the results of the voting in the Security Council. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  25. “All the ballot papers have been collected. I should like to remind Council members that, in accordance with established practice, the votes will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have been collected. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  26. “May I take it that the Council is now ready to proceed with the election of five members of the International Court of Justice? It is so decided. I am informed that the General Assembly is now ready to proceed with the voting process. I request the Conference Officer to distribute the ballot papers. Members of the Council should place an “X” in the boxes next to the names of the five candidates for whom they wish to vote. I take it that all members of the Council have now voted. I ask the Conference Officer to collect the ballot papers. * * *”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  27. “The Council will remain in session pending the receipt of that information. Only when five candidates have obtained the required majority of votes in the Security Council will I communicate the result to the President of the General Assembly. I will request the Council to remain in session the receipt from the President of the General Assembly of the result of the voting in the Assembly. The Council will now proceed to draw lots to select two delegations to serve as tellers. According to established practice, the delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States will not be considered to serve as tellers because candidates of their nationalities have been nominated. The names of the delegations of Japan and Switzerland have been drawn. I request each of them to appoint one of their members to serve as teller.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  28. “Only those candidates whose names appear on the ballot are eligible for election. I should like to remind members of paragraph 12 of the Secretary-General’s memorandum (S/2023/445), which specifies that “[e]ach elector may vote for not more than five candidates on the first ballot”. Any ballot paper containing votes for more than five candidates will be considered invalid. A blank ballot paper will be considered an abstention. If a ballot paper contains any notation other than the votes in favour of eligible candidates, those notations will be disregarded. I should like to inform Council members that, in accordance with established practice, the votes cast in the Security Council will not be counted until it has been verified that the ballot papers in the General Assembly have been collected.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  29. “If, on the other hand, more than five candidates obtain the required majority, according to established practice and as set forth in paragraph 16 of the Secretary-General’s memorandum, a new vote will be held on all the candidates. This rule will also apply to any subsequent ballots, if the number of candidates obtaining the absolute majority is greater than the number of vacancies remaining. The voting will be held by secret ballot. When we proceed to the voting, members of the Council will receive a ballot containing the names of all the candidates. No withdrawal will be accepted once the Council has commenced the voting process. However, it will be possible to withdraw between ballots. Members of the Council will be requested to place an “X” in the box next to the names of the candidates for whom they wish to vote.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  30. “I should like to remind the Council that, under Article 10, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, “Those candidates who obtain an absolute majority of votes both in the General Assembly and in the Security Council shall be considered as elected.” The required majority in the Security Council is eight votes. If, in the first ballot, the number of candidates obtaining an absolute majority is less than five, then pursuant to rule 61 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, the Council will proceed to a second ballot on the remaining vacancies. Balloting will continue in the same manner until five candidates have obtained the required majority of votes.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  31. “I am also informed that the Legal Counsel made a similar recommendation to the President of the General Assembly. The nominations of the aforementioned national groups are as follows: for Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu, New Zealand; for Chaloka Beyani, Morocco; for Hilary Charlesworth, Albania and the Philippines; for Sarah Hull Cleveland, Albania, Costa Rica, Paraguay, the Philippines and Spain; for Ahmed Amid Fathalla, Morocco; and for Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua, Morocco and Spain. The Security Council has before it a memorandum by the Secretary-General, contained in document S/2023/445, describing the present composition of the Court and setting out the procedure to be followed in the conduct of the election.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  32. “I should like to inform members of the Council that I have received a letter addressed to me by the Legal Counsel, dated 8 November 2023, informing me, on behalf of the Secretary-General, that after the established deadline for nominating candidates, namely, 29 June 2023, seven national groups submitted nominations to the Secretariat. I should like to draw the Council’s attention to the fact that the additional nominations relate to candidates already nominated by other national groups and whose names therefore already appear in document S/2023/446. The Legal Counsel recommended that, in accordance with established practice, I inform Council members orally on the day of the election about the decisions of the aforementioned national groups.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  33. “The nominated candidates are as follows: Bogdan- Lucian Aurescu (Romania), Chaloka Beyani (Zambia), Hilary Charlesworth (Australia), Sarah Hull Cleveland (United States of America), Ahmed Amin Fathalla (Egypt), Kirill Gevorgian (Russian Federation), Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco (Mexico), Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Dire Tladi (South Africa). The list of candidates, indicating the national groups by which each candidate was nominated, is contained in document S/2023/446.”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  34. “The Security Council will now proceed to the election of five members of the International Court of Justice, in accordance with Articles 2 to 4 and 7 to 12 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice and rules 40 and 61 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, to fill the five seats that will become vacant upon the expiry of the terms of the following Judges on 5 February 2024: Judge Mohamed Bennouna (Morocco), Judge Hilary Charlesworth (Australia), Judge Joan E. Donoghue (United States of America), Judge Kirill Gevorgian (Russian Federation) and Judge Patrick Lipton Robinson (Jamaica).”

    2023-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9471 (2023) · source

  35. “In the face of major crises and challenges that are of great concern to the international community, China hopes that the ICC will apply international law uniformly and equally and avoid double standards and exceptionalism. Inow resumemyfunctionsas Presidentofthe Council. I give the floor to the representative of Libya.”

    2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source

  36. “At present, promoting the political transition is a priority for the international community and the United Nations in their work in Libya. We must adhere to the principle of Libyan leadership and ownership, respect the will of the Libyan people and avoid externally imposed solutions. The ICC’s efforts should help promote the political and peace processes in Libya and assist the Libyan parties in strengthening unity and building consensus, while avoiding any amplification of their points of contention and differences. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that China supports maintaining international peace and security by pursuing accountability for the most serious international crimes.”

    2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source

  37. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of China. I listened carefully to the briefing by Prosecutor Karim Khan. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting. With regard to the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Libya, China’s position is consistent and clear. The cases currently being handled by the ICC were submitted in 2011. We hope that in the specifics of its work, the Court will continue to strictly follow the principle of complementarity as set out in the Rome Statute, respect the judicial sovereignty of the parties concerned and their reasonable views, and maintain close communication and cooperation with the Libyan authorities. Peace and stability in Libya are prerequisites for ensuring judicial justice.”

    2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source

  38. “I thank Mr. Khan for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

    2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source

  39. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Prosecutor Khan.”

    2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source

  40. “I thank Ambassador Hoxha for his briefing. On behalf of the Council, I wish to thank him and commend him for his work as the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014). The meeting rose at 10.10 a.m. 2/223-34039”

    2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9468 (2023) · source

  41. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Ambassador Ferit Hoxha, Permanent Representative of Albania, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014). I now give the floor to Ambassador Hoxha.”

    2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9468 (2023) · source

  42. “The adoption of that General Assembly resolution is further proof that China’s position is entirely correct. I hope that the United States will sincerely adopt a responsible attitude and work together with the other members of the Council to focus on the most pressing issues, namely, a ceasefire in Gaza, the protection of civilians and the delivery of humanitarian aid, as well as the prevention of a further humanitarian catastrophe. We hope to consolidate our consensus on those pressing issues so that the Security Council can take more responsible action at an early date.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  43. “It confused right and wrong and attempted to divert the Palestine-Israel conflict into another narrative and onto another path. What is more dangerous is that such behaviour gives a green light to the further escalation of the situation. China has every reason to vote against a draft resolution of that kind. When it comes to the vote cast by China, our position is based on the facts, the law, conscience and justice. It is also based on the strong call of the entire world, especially that of the Arab countries. The General Assembly subsequently adopted resolution ES-10/21, in which it conveyed an unequivocal message in favour of a truce and a ceasefire to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian crisis. That resolution received the strong and affirmative support of the overwhelming majority of United Nations States Members.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  44. “She should also be well aware that it is the United States that has vetoed dozens of Security Council draft resolutions on the issue of Israel and Palestine, making it very difficult for the Council to play its due, constructive and responsible role on the issue or act effectively to promote the implementation of a two-State solution. The United States representative should also be clearly aware of why China, along with some other countries, voted against the draft resolution put forward by the United States. The United States hastily submitted draft resolution S/2023/792 after vetoing resolution S/2023/773, submitted by Brazil. However, the draft resolution submitted by the United States totally disregarded the strong call of the entire world — especially that of the Arab countries — for a ceasefire and a truce.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  45. “Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): In her statement earlier, the representative of the United States accused China of vetoing draft resolution S/2023/792, put forward by the United States. I would like to respond to that. The United States representative accused China of vetoing its draft resolution. That is the most unreasonable remark that I have heard today. To put it simply, the United States wants China to be responsible for what is happening now in Gaza. I want to inform her that we are not to blame for it. The representative of the United States should know very well how the situation in the Middle East has evolved to the present stage and what the United States has done in this process.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  46. “Moreover, the resolution just adopted by the General Assembly has pointed the Council in the right direction. In the face of the current critical situation, China once again solemnly calls on the Council to strengthen unity, build consensus and undertake responsible and meaningful action as soon as possible. We believe that, as long as we focus on the most pressing issues at hand — such as a ceasefire, an end to the fighting, the protection of civilians and the prevention of a larger humanitarian disaster — it is possible for Council members to reach consensus. Indeed, that is what they should do. At this juncture, silence means acquiescence and inaction is tantamount to a green light. The eyes of the world are upon us, and history will recall our choice.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  47. “We call on all parties that are concerned about the spillover of the conflict to devote their efforts to promoting a ceasefire in Gaza. As long as the war rages, more violations of international humanitarian law are bound to happen. Without a comprehensive ceasefire, humanitarian assistance, no matter how much of it there is, will be a mere drop in the ocean. What the people of Gaza need now is more than just a reiteration by the Council of the importance of international humanitarian law and a repetition of unfulfilled promises of protection. What they need are concrete actions to restore peace, uphold the rule of law and save lives. The Council has held several meetings on the situation in Palestine and Israel to date, and it cannot be said that there was a total absence of consensus.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  48. “The decades-long history of the Palestinian- Israeli issue has taught us that military means are not the solution. Absolute security cannot be achieved by imposing collective punishment on civilians, while responding to violence with violence will only exacerbate hatred and confrontation. We call on the parties to the conflict to abandon their blind faith in the use of force and to commit themselves to breaking the cycle of violence and achieving common security. There is no firewall in Gaza. It is a dangerous myth to think that a contained war is possible there. Allowing the fighting in Gaza to continue could very well turn it into a military catastrophe that will engulf the entire region. The situation in the West Bank and along the Lebanese-Israeli border has already sounded the alarm.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  49. “China solemnly calls on Israel, as the occupying Power, to fulfil its obligations under international humanitarian law, lift its siege on Gaza, immediately rescind its evacuation order and quickly restore the supply of basic necessities so as to prevent an even larger humanitarian disaster. China solemnly calls for diplomatic efforts to be intensified in order to facilitate the release of the hostages without delay and for work to be done on that basis to open up space for dialogue so as to return to the track of a political settlement. China solemnly calls on the Powers that have special influence on the parties concerned to put aside their own self-interest and geopolitical considerations and to make every effort to stop the war and restore peace.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source

  50. “If left unchecked, the situation will spiral further out of control and an even greater humanitarian catastrophe will be inevitable. We express our deep sympathy with the people in Gaza, who are struggling on the brink of life and death, and we are equally, if not more, deeply worried about prospects for the Middle East peace process, which is on the brink of collapse. China solemnly calls on the parties to the conflict to cease all hostilities, disengage immediately, establish a humanitarian truce and make every effort to prevent the situation from escalating further.”

    2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9462 (2023) · source