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Zhang Jun

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first: 2019-08-02
most recent: 2023-12-19
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“Secondly, in order to support the object and purpose of the Treaty and build on the strong political momentum for its entry into force, the international community should continue to advocate for the complete prohibition and total destruction of nuclear weapons and enable the vision of a nuclear-test ban so as to gain greater traction among the peoples. Nuclear- weapon States should honour their commitment to a moratorium on nuclear testing, genuinely reduce the weight of nuclear weapons in their national security policies and make a no-first-use pledge.”
2021-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8865 (2021) · source
“In his Our Common Agenda report, Secretary- General Guterres calls for a new agenda for peace and new actions to, inter alia, reduce strategic risks. Promoting the early entry into force of the CTBT ought to be one of the many efforts to that end. In that regard, China would like to propose the following. First, we must firmly uphold multilateralism and create an enabling security environment for the entry into force of the Treaty. All States should practice true multilateralism; stay committed to win-win cooperation, equity and justice; reject the Cold War mentality of zero-sum games; work towards common, universal and durable security; and eliminate the root causes of the existence, proliferation and testing of nuclear weapons.”
2021-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8865 (2021) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s meeting. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu, Executive Secretary Floyd and Ms. Wangui Wanyaga for their briefings. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is an important milestone in humankind’s quest for a world free of nuclear weapons. In the 25 years since it opened for signature, the CTBT has made significant contributions to curtail the nuclear arms race, mitigating the risk of a nuclear war and maintaining international peace and security. The Treaty has become a major pillar of the international nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation architecture. The volatile and challenging dynamics of international strategic security and stability that we are seeing today highlight the importance of the CTBT.”
2021-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8865 (2021) · source
“China has made its support for the global effort to address climate change known and has continued its support. China is a reliable partner and takes concrete actions in that regard. The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity will take place next month in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Using the opportunity of the fifteenth session of the Conference, China stands ready to work together with other countries around the world to make new contributions to global environmental governance and to jointly build a clean and beautiful planet that we call home.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“In his address during the general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session on 21 September (see A/76/PV.3), Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will step up support for other developing countries in developing green and low-carbon energy and will not build any new coal-fired power projects abroad. That is another important measure of the initiative announced by President Xi to address global climate change. He also announced last year that China will strive for its carbon dioxide emissions to peak by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. That represents another of our active contributions to promote a green global recovery and achieve global goals on climate change. And it demonstrates China’s unwavering determination and practical action in building a community of life for humankind and nature.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“Neither does the Council have the necessary specialized knowledge, mechanism or tools to address climate change. We therefore must refrain from using a wholesale approach to the climate issue as the key to addressing all problems. We must refrain from including it in the mandate of peacekeeping operations so as to not impact the Security Council’s ability to effectively deliver on its mandate and to refrain from a duplication of effort. As the world’s largest developing country, China has always been a contributor to global climate governance, a leader in the building of a global ecological civilization and an implementer of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“For enhanced resilience to climate change, countries should integrate a climate-change response into their national development programmes, aligning it with poverty eradication, employment promotion, security and clean-energy rollout. In view of the insufficient capacity for climate-change mitigation and adaptation in countries in conflict, the Security Council may focus on climate-change-reduced risks under country specific agenda items, mobilize, in the light of the situation on the ground, a greater input of resources from the international community and support United Nations specialized agencies in helping countries in conflict better meet the challenge. It is worth pointing out that not all of the countries on the Council’s agenda have been plunged into war and chaos because of climate change.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“We hope that developed countries will respond to those appeals positively, which is key to the early achievement of the net-zero target. There is not only a need for the international community to make such an appeal, but also a need to establish an oversight mechanism to ensure with certainty that developed countries will live up to their commitments. Thirdly, it is necessary that the challenge of climate change be addressed in the course of sustainable development. Climate change is a by-product of humankind’s unsustainable development models. The only way out, once and for all, lies in a holistic approach within the framework of sustainable development.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“Developed countries bear a historical responsibility for climate change. In discussing climate change and security, regardless of the platform or perspective, we should not lose sight of this very basic fact. Developed countries cannot always look to others to shoulder their responsibilities. They must take concrete actions that lead to the substantial reduction of emissions, realize net-zero or even negative carbon emissions at an early date while honouring their commitments on climate financing, fill the pre-2020 annual funding gap of $100 billion to the greatest extent possible, provide a clear timetable and road map from 2021 to 2025, and formulate a new collective quantitative funding target post-2025. In that regard, we have heard the appeals issued by many countries. We have also heard the Secretary- General himself.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“Climate change is a shared challenge facing humankind that requires a global response. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement constitute the most authoritative platform. The principles of common but differentiated responsibility, respective capability and equity are the cornerstones of global climate governance. We must uphold the Framework Convention and the Paris Agreement as the main channels of the work in this area, and we must respect the right of all countries to speak on equal footing on climate change issues. It would be inappropriate for the Security Council as a forum to replace collective decision-making by the international community. Secondly, it is essential for developed countries to earnestly fulfil their international obligations and commitments.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“China supports the upcoming twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change so that it can achieve a fruitful outcome and promote the comprehensive, effective and sustained implementation of the Paris Agreement. The relationship between climate and security is very complex. The Security Council, on the basis of its mandate emanating from the United Nations Charter and of its existing agenda, needs to get it right in terms of the manner and extent of its engagement in discussing and addressing issues related to climate and security. In this regard, I would like to make the following comments. First, it is imperative that we maintain the main channel for international cooperation on climate change.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): China welcomes the Prime Minister of Ireland to the Chamber as he presides over today’s meeting. We thank Secretary- General Guterres and Ms. Elman for their briefings. China highly commends the United Nations and its Secretary-General for their role in leading and coordinating the multilateral process on climate. The recent report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change entitled Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis warns us that climate change has become a real threat to the survival and development of humankind. The international community must therefore shoulder its responsibility, take action and work together to tackle this challenge.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“Now we expect Council members to continue to take effective measures to eliminate the negative impact of unilateral sanctions and to create favourable conditions for fundamentally overcoming the challenging humanitarian situation in Syria and guaranteeing the well-being of the Syrian people. Finally, I wish to especially thank Ireland and Norway as the co-penholders of the draft for maintaining constructive communication with Council members and for their tremendous efforts in pushing for the final consensus among the parties.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source
“As we just saw, thanks to the joint efforts of all the parties concerned with respect to the draft that the Council just acted on, elements included with regard to enhancing cross-line delivery, strengthening the transparency of the cross-border mechanism, post-war reconstruction and the coronavirus disease response. Those elements reflect the legitimate concerns of China and other Council members and are the right steps to take to properly and a comprehensively resolve the Syrian humanitarian issue under the new circumstances that prevail today. That is why China voted in favour of the resolution. However, at the same time, we continue to believe that there was much to improve in the draft, especially when it comes to calling in clear terms for the lifting of unilateral sanctions.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source
“Expressions of support for cross-line assistance must not remain empty words. The Council should identify what stands in the way of cross-line delivery and urge the parties concerned to open up as early as a possible the delivery route from Damascus to the north-west part of Syria. At the same time it is of critical importance to enhance the monitoring of cross-border delivery, as this will help prevent crossing points from being used in a manner that goes beyond the Council’s mandate. As it is the Council that has mandated the establishment of the cross-border mechanism, it naturally bears the responsibility for ensuring the transparency and impartiality of the mechanism and guarantee its humanitarian nature.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source
“Secretary-General Guterres, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs have repeatedly expressed concerns as to the negative humanitarian consequences brought about by unilateral sanctions and called for lifting them. The international community enjoys a broad consensus on this issue. Since last year, on each and every occasion, including this one, on which the Council held deliberations on this draft resolution, China and many Council members have repeatedly expressed this concern. At the same time, China wishes to stress that the cross-border mechanism is a controversial matter, both politically and legally, whereas the cross-line mechanism should be the dominant channel for delivering humanitarian assistance.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source
“In our view, all humanitarian operations in Syria should be premised on full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria. The cross-border humanitarian delivery mechanism is a special arrangement conceived under specific circumstances and as such should be subjected to a timely assessment and the necessary adjustments as to its efficacy and applicability in the light of the situation on the ground, with a view to transitioning from cross- border to cross-line delivery. It should be stressed here that unilateral sanctions are the main obstacles to improving the humanitarian situation in the country.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): China welcomes the fact that the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2585 (2021), on the extension of the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Syria. China attaches great importance to the humanitarian situation in Syria and supports the international community and United Nations agencies in scaling up humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, in line with the guiding principles of emergency humanitarian assistance, as set out in General Assembly resolution 46/182. China has for a long time, through bilateral channels, provided various forms of assistance to Syria in terms of food, medicine, education and public services, inter alia, and has played a positive role in improving the humanitarian situation on the ground.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source
“Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan are all important countries in the region and good friends of China. My country sincerely hopes that the three countries will resume dialogue and consultation in the spirit of friendly cooperation as soon as possible, as well as reach an agreement expeditiously on a solution that is acceptable and beneficial to all three. China looks forward to the AU’s continued proper role in that regard. The international community, including the Council, should support the three countries in resolving their differences through dialogue and consultation and, to that end, create an environment conducive to jointly maintaining peace, stability and development in the African region. China stands ready to continue to play a constructive role alongside all the parties.”
2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8816 (2021) · source
“China appreciates the active role played by President Tshilombo Tshisekedi and President Ramaphosa, as current and former AU Chairpersons. China notes the positions expressed in the very recent letters sent to the Council by the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan. The utilization of transboundary water resources involves national interests upstream and downstream, which is very complex and sensitive. China fully understands the legitimate concerns of Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan regarding the GERD. On this issue, China remains consistent in its position that the parties should resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation in order to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. African countries have a fine tradition in resolving regional problems through dialogue and consultation.”
2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8816 (2021) · source
“China supports the three countries in reaching an agreement on transboundary water cooperation through dialogue and consultation for the sustainable management and utilization of the Nile’s water so that all riparian countries can benefit from it. China believes that, through joint efforts, the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) can become a tripartite development project to enhance mutual trust and win-win cooperation. China attaches great importance to the issue of the GERD and appreciates the fact that, in 2015, the three countries signed the Agreement on Declaration of Principles on the GERD following a dialogue and the holding of multiple rounds of negotiations under the auspices of the AU. The AU has made many efforts to facilitate the tripartite negotiations.”
2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8816 (2021) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): China welcomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Mr. Sameh Shokry Selim; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Sudan, Mrs. Mariam Al Mahadi; and the Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy of Ethiopia, Mr. Seleshi Bekele Awulachew, to today’s meeting. China thanks the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’apala; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga; and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Ms. Inger Andersen, for their briefings. Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan are all at an important stage of development, and the River Nile is of great significance to the life and development of all three countries.”
2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8816 (2021) · source
“China is also actively pursuing the construction of the Digital Silk Road, working with other countries to build a new, future-oriented pattern of intelligent interconnection. Cyberspace embodies the dream of humanity, involving people’s well-being, peace and security. China stands ready to work with all countries to seize the opportunity presented by the information revolution to foster a new momentum of innovation and development, open up a new landscape of digital cooperation, forge a new pattern of cybersecurity, build a community with a shared future in cyberspace, and jointly create a better future for humanity.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“Last year, China put forward the Global Initiative on Data Security, focusing on such issues as critical infrastructure and the protection of personal information, data storage and retrieval for overseas enterprises, and supply chain security, providing constructive solutions for maintaining global data and cybersecurity. Recently, China, with the League of Arab States (LAS), issued the China–LAS Cooperation Initiative on Data Security, which embodied the two parties’ joint appeal for the maintenance of cyber and data security. We welcome all parties’ active responses to and participation in the initiative, so as to jointly formulate global rules for digital governance.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“We should step up cooperation with and assistance to developing countries in the cybersecurity field, and improve their early-warning, prevention and emergency-response capabilities for cybersecurity incidents. China attaches great importance to cybersecurity and informatization and is committed to building a digital economy, digital society and digital government, using the overall digital transformation to drive changes in modes of production, lifestyles and models of governance. China will continue to improve its national cybersecurity laws, regulations and institutional standards on the basis of the Cybersecurity Law and the Data Security Law.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“Digital and cyber technology can become important engines for countries to recover and resume economic and social development after the pandemic. Countries should adopt more proactive, comprehensive, coordinated and inclusive policies to promote the balanced development of information and communications technologies on the global scale, vigorously develop new models and new formats such as the digital economy, and oppose attempts to seek scientific and technological hegemony. We should advance the development of digital infrastructure and connectivity, break down information barriers, bridge digital divides, and help developing countries raise their levels of digitization, connectivity and knowledge development, with a view to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“China highly commends the successful completion of the reports on cybersecurity by the United Nations Open-ended Working Group and the Group of Governmental Experts, and looks forward to the new Open-ended Working Group’s contributions to maintaining cybersecurity. We stand ready to work with all parties in promoting, within the United Nations framework, the development of an international convention against cybercrime. Full play should be given to the roles of such multi- stakeholders as Governments, internet companies, technology communities, civil society, and individual citizens, in the spirit of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. We should promote security through inclusive development and achieve shared prosperity in cyberspace. Current world economic development is sluggish.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“It is essential to provide companies with an open, fair, and non-discriminatory business environment, ensure the openness, stability and security of global information-technology industry supply chains, promote the healthy development of the global economy, and oppose human interference with companies’ normal business operations, whatever the pretext. We should promote security through improved governance and advance fairness and justice in cyberspace. All countries should uphold effective multilateralism, establish an open, inclusive and sustainable cybersecurity governance process within the United Nations framework and with the equal participation of all, formulate international rules for cyberspace that are generally accepted by all countries, and oppose cliques and group politics.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“Protecting cybersecurity is a global issue, and no country can stay aloof from it or deal with it single-handedly. Hegemonism, unilateralism and protectionism in cyberspace will only intensify confrontations and poison the atmosphere for cooperation, and should be rejected and opposed jointly by the international community. Countries should work together to deepen exchanges and cooperation in technology research and development, rule-making and information sharing, and should jointly curb the abuse of information technology. We should jointly oppose cyber surveillance and cyberattacks, combat cyberterrorism and cybercrimes, and enhance cybersecurity protection capabilities.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“The international community should abide by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular the principles of sovereign equality, prohibition of the use of force, non-interference in internal affairs, and peaceful settlement of disputes. It is essential to respect the right of each country to independently choose the path of its network development and the model of its network management, and to participate in the governance of cyberspace on an equal footing. Countries should refrain from undertaking cyber activities that endanger the security of other countries. Caution should be exercised in applying the law of armed conflict to cyberspace, and arms races in cyberspace should be prevented. We should promote security through exchanges and cooperation and create a favourable cyberspace environment.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that although countries are different in national conditions and stages of Internet development, and face different challenges on the ground, they share the same desire to advance the digital economy, the same interest in tackling cybersecurity challenges, and the same need to strengthen the governance of cyberspace. China has always called for the international community to work together in a joint effort to protect cybersecurity and maintain international peace. We should promote security by maintaining peace and preventing cyberspace from becoming a new battlefield.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“In today’s world, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is just unfolding and digital and cyber technologies are developing rapidly, greatly changing humanity’s modes of production and ways of life and spurring the economic and social development of all countries. At the same time, cyber surveillance, cyberattacks, cybercrimes and cyberterrorism have become global public hazards, and cyberspace is becoming increasingly militarized, politicized, insecure and ideologized. In the cyber world, countries not only enjoy shared opportunities and common interests, but also face common challenges and assume shared responsibilities. They are increasingly becoming a community with a shared future through weal and woe.”
2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/621 (2021) · source
“The abuse of Aboriginal children in Canadian boarding schools, with the loss of more than 4,000 lives, is shocking and outrageous. We cannot allow this dark page to simply remain in the history books. We urge the Canadian Government to earnestly fulfil its responsibilities, let the world know the truth, and give justice to the victims to avoid such a tragedy from happening again.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“Unilateral coercive measures gravely violate children’s rights to survival and development. So-called humanitarian exemptions are useless, and all unilateral coercive measures should be lifted immediately. Children threatened by terrorist forces should receive equal protection, and the United Nations agencies concerned should increase their efforts to bring about the repatriation of children of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. In the context of the global fight against the pandemic, special attention must be given children affected by conflict, so as to ensure that they are not left behind in terms of vaccination and distance learning. The protection of children is the responsibility of all countries and Governments, and should be the highest priority in any situation. There is still a long way to go in this regard.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“In the Secretary General ’s reports, the listing and delisting of parties to conflict involving grave violations against children should be evidence-based and should adhere to the principles of humanitarianism and non-politicization. We must step up efforts to achieve the all-round development of children. Tens of millions of children in conflict are suffering from malnutrition and disease, defenceless against impoverishment and loss of education. The international community must increase assistance, and United Nations development agencies must give full play to their role in giving children in armed conflict with fair opportunities to rise above their difficulties and realize their potential, avoid being forced to join armed groups to survive, and escape falling into vicious circles of violent conflict.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“The Security Council provides powerful tools for child protection, including the monitoring and reporting mechanism on grave violations of children ’s rights in situations of armed conflict, the annual reports of the Secretary General, and the country-specific conclusions of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. All of these should be used well and adequately. In the final analysis, protecting children depends on the efforts of the countries involved. The international community should urge all countries to ratify and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and increase funding and technical support to help the countries concerned to improve their child protection capabilities.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“The six types of grave violations against children stipulated in the resolutions of the Security Council breach the boundaries of international humanitarian law and challenge the bottom line of human conscience. They should be consigned to a zone of prohibition for all parties to conflicts. China condemns all grave violations against children, including the killing of civilians and children by foreign troops in Afghanistan, and those responsible should be held accountable. China calls on parties to conflicts that have signed child protection action plans with the United Nations to put them into effect, and parties to conflicts that have not yet signed such an action plan to do so as soon as possible.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“The Security Council should continue to promote the political resolution of hotspot issues, and promote child protection throughout the entire process of conflict prevention, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding, as an important element of good offices mediation, peace negotiation, and disarmament and demobilization. The Practical Guidance for Mediators to Protect Children in Situations of Armed Conflict, formulated by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, is a useful initiative, and we hope that it will play its due role as it is put into pr actice. Grave violations against children must stop immediately.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“She kept asking herself: “What did I do wrong? Why must I endure this?” This is a question for the entire international community. What can we do for these children? How can we reduce the harm to children caused by armed conflict? This is precisely the issue we need to explore and resolve here at this meeting. Achieving peace is the best protection for children. Only ceasefires and an end to violence can heal children’s war wounds. Continuing war and chaos can only mean suffering for more children. All parties to conflict should actively respond to and implement the appeal of the Secretary General for a global ceasefire, and resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“Sadly, today, 25 years later, children remain the most innocent victims of war. More than 26,000 grave violations against children were recorded in the 2020 report of the Secretary General alone. In Afghanistan, the local security situation has taken a turn for the worse as foreign troops begin to withdraw. Two attacks on students took place in less than two weeks from the end of April to the beginning of May, with nearly 100 girls killed in the 8 May attack. In the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the 11-day conflict in May of this year killed 72 Palestinian children and 2 Israeli children. More than 30 schools in the Gaza Strip were destroyed by artillery fire, forcing the suspension of classes for nearly 600,000 students. Nadine Abdel Taif, a ten-year-old Palestinian girl, burst into tears at the sight of her ruined home.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“I welcome the chairing of this meeting by Ms. Kaljulaid, and thank Secretary-General Mr. Guterres, Ms. Fore and all those who have given briefings. This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. Over the past 25 years, the international community has made many efforts to protect children from the harms of war. The protection of children has been integrated into all aspects of United Nations peacekeeping and peacebuilding work. These achievements are inseparable from the unremitting efforts and hard work of the Secretary General and his special representatives, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and all the workers on the front line of child protection.”
2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source
“China supports the United Nations, in particular Special Coordinator Wennesland, the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, other regional organizations, Egypt, Qatar and other countries in their continued efforts to promote peace talks and strengthen international coordination so as to foster broader and more effective cooperation towards peace. As a true friend of the Palestinian people, China will continue to to firmly support the just cause of the Palestinian people to achieve their national rights and the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, with full sovereignty and East Jerusalem as its capital, on the basis of the 1967 borders.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“The protracted turmoil in the Palestinian-Israeli situation in recent years is caused largely by the fact that the Middle East peace process has been diverted from its correct track, the United Nations resolutions have not been implemented and Palestine’s right to independent statehood has been repeatedly violated. The international community must take an objective and impartial stand and make vigorous efforts to relaunch the peace process. The Security Council must implement its mandate to maintain international peace by promoting efforts to alleviate the situation, rebuild trust and seek a political settlement. Countries that have significant influence in the region must take an objective and impartial stand and refrain from favouring one side and from practising double standards.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“The conflict in May caused numerous civilian casualties, including 66 children in Gaza, and heavily damaged infrastructure in Gaza, thereby exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the occupied territories, In its press statement SC/14527, issued in May, the Council called for the rapid and sustainable reconstruction and recovery in Gaza. China has provided Palestine with $1 million dollars in cash as emergency humanitarian assistance. We welcome the efforts of the United Nations, the World Bank, Egypt and other countries of the region towards rebuilding Gaza. We urge Israel to open the relevant crossings in Gaza, fully lift its blockade against Gaza as soon as possible and facilitate access for humanitarian assistance and reconstruction supplies rather than creating obstacles and setting preconditions.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“The settlement activities being undertaken totally contravene international law and represent a serious violation of the right to self-determination and sovereignty of the Palestinian people. As such, they constitute one of the triggers of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. We urge Israel to observe resolution 2334 (2016), immediately cease its settlement activities in the occupied territories, stop its demolition of Palestinian houses and its eviction of Palestinian people, and effectively halt the deteriorating violence relating to settlers.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“Israel must seriously uphold and respect the historic significance and current status of the holy city of Jerusalem and sincerely respect and protect the religious rights of Muslims. Israel’s illegal settlement activities in the occupied territories constitute an obstacle to peace between Palestine and Israel and to the prospect of the two- State solution. In total disregard of the objections of the international community, Israel has been advancing its settlement plans, approving more than 540 additional housing units and ordering the demolition of the houses of 50 Palestinian families. In Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, in East Jerusalem, Palestinians still face the risk of eviction and live in fear of becoming homeless and displaced.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“Mr. Zhang Jun (China) (spoke in Chinese): I, too, would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. On 22 May, the President of the Security Council issued a press statement welcoming the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza (SC/14527). However, it is worrisome that less than a month later, the Israeli Government approved the Flag Day parade in the holy city, a move that escalated tensions, and once again conducted air strikes against Gaza. Those acts have cast a shadow over the already fragile ceasefire. China urges all parties, Israel in particular, to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any provocations, violence targeting civilians, or any acts that might intensify friction.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“The Council should solve problems in a more pragmatic way, focus on specific goals and push all parties to find compromise solutions through dialogue and negotiations to avoid serious confrontation. China has always maintained that the Syrian issue should be dealt with through a comprehensive and integrated approach, taking into account, political, counter-terrorism, security and humanitarian aspects. We urge all parties to step up dialogue and consultations, actively promote the Syrian-led and -owned political process and work together towards a peaceful, just and appropriate settlement of the Syrian issue as soon as possible.”
2021-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8803 (2021) · source
“The Council should specify clear requirements for cross-border humanitarian, assistance, monitor the entire process, demonstrate neutrality and transparency and ensure that the aid is not used for other purposes. It is necessary to perform regular reviews of the relevant monitoring mechanisms by the Council and require that the mechanisms provide more detailed updates to prevent inadequate monitoring and inaccurate information. In the past two years with regard to the Syrian issue, the Council has been majorly divided on several occasions. That not only hampers problem-solving but also damages mutual trust among all parties and undermines the authority and image of the Council.”
2021-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8803 (2021) · source
“Such loving care should not be an empty political declaration. It is necessary to continue to rely on dialogue and consultations to properly resolve differences on the renewal of the authorization for the cross-border mechanism. China’s consistent position is that the international community should deliver humanitarian assistance to Syria based on respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We have always been concerned about the problems arising from the cross- border mechanism. At the same time, China takes note of the United Nations humanitarian operations under way in the north-western part of Syria through the cross-border mechanism.”
2021-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8803 (2021) · source