Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Zhang Jun at the Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the Draft Resolution on Suspension of the Rights of Membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council.
Mr.?President,
On?the?Ukraine?issue,?China?always?believes?that?the?sovereignty?and?territorial?integrity?of?all?countries,?including?Ukraine,?should?be?respected,?that?the?purposes?and?principles?of?the?UN?Charter?should?be?upheld,?that?the?legitimate?security?concerns?of?all?countries?should?be?taken?seriously,?and?that?all?efforts?conducive?to?a?peaceful?settlement?of?the?crisis?should?be?supported.?Putting?an?early?end?to?the?fight?is?the?urgent?expectation?of?the?international?community.?It?is?also?what?China?is?striving?for.?China?supports?all?initiatives?and?measures?that?will?help?ease?the?humanitarian?crisis?in?Ukraine.?We?call?on?the?parties?concerned?to?respect?international?humanitarian?law,?and?take?concrete?actions?to?ensure?the?safety?of?civilians,?and?protect?the?basic?rights?and?humanitarian?needs?of?women,?children?and?other?vulnerable?groups.?The?reports?and?images?of?civilian?deaths?in?Bucha?are?disturbing.?The?relevant?circumstances?and?specific?causes?of?the?incident?must?be?verified?and?established.?Any?accusations?should?be?based?on?facts.?Before?the?full?picture?is?clear,?all?sides?should?exercise?restraint?and?avoid?unfounded?accusations.
Mr.?President.
Dialogue?and?negotiation?is?the?only?way?out?of?the?Ukraine?crisis.?China?always?believes?that?the?international?community?should?remain?rational,?strengthen?unity,?and?do?more?to?facilitate?dialogue?and?negotiation?and?the?political?settlement.?It?should?not?set?up?obstacles,?or?add?resistance,?let?alone?add?fuel?to?the?fire?in?aggravation?of?confrontations.?We?regret?to?see?that?the?conflict?has?caused?civilian?casualties?and?massive?displacements,?and?that?the?all-dimensional,?indiscriminate?and?bottomless?sanctions?have?brought?serious,?negative?impact?on?the?post-pandemic?recovery,?creating?new?and?complex?problems,?reversing?hard-won?development?gains,?and?making?the?realization?of?the?2030?Agenda?even?more?difficult.?People?around?the?world,?especially?those?in?developing?countries,?have?to?bear?the?soaring?oil?and?food?prices.?Life?amid?the?pandemic?has?become?even?more?difficult,?and?the?rights?of?women?and?children?even?more?difficult?to?be?protected.?Developing?countries?are?not?parties?to?the?conflict,?yet?they?are?forced?to?get?involved?in?this?geopolitical?competition?and?great?power?rivalry.?This?is?unfair.?Some?individual?countries,?while?talking?loudly?about?peace,?are?obsessed?with?creating?bloc?confrontations,?including?provoking?tensions?in?the?Asia-Pacific?region.?This?self-contradictory?and?inconsistent?approach?is?very?dangerous?and?worrying,?and?should?be?resolutely?rejected.
Mr.?President,
China?always?calls?for?promoting?and?protecting?human?rights?through?constructive?dialogue?and?cooperation?on?the?basis?of?equality?and?mutual?respect.?At?the?same?time,?we?firmly?oppose?the?politicization?or?instrumentalization?of?human?rights?issues,?oppose?the?selective?and?confrontational?approaches?as?well?as?double?standards?on?human?rights?issues,?and?oppose?exerting?pressure?onto?other?countries?in?the?name?of?human?rights.?This?is?also?an?important?element?of?General?Assembly?Resolution?60/251?on?the?establishment?of?the?Human?Rights?Council.
The?draft?resolution?before?us?will?deprive?a?country’s?legitimate?membership?in?the?Human?Rights?Council.?Such?an?important?matter?must?be?handled?with?the?utmost?delicacy,?calmly,?objectively?and?rationally,?on?the?basis?of?facts?and?truth.
Nevertheless,?this?draft?resolution?was?not?drafted?in?an?open?and?transparent?manner,?nor?did?it?follow?the?tradition?of?holding?consultations?within?the?whole?membership?to?heed?the?broadest?opinions.?Under?such?circumstances,?such?a?hasty?move?at?the?General?Assembly,?which?forces?countries?to?choose?sides,?will?aggravate?the?division?among?Member?States?and?intensify?the?contradictions?between?the?parties?concerned.?It?is?like?adding?fuel?to?the?fire,?which?is?not?conducive?to?the?de-escalation?of?conflicts,?and?even?less?so?to?advancing?the?peace?talks.?Dealing?with?the?membership?of?the?Human?Rights?Council?in?such?a?way?would?set?a?new?and?dangerous?precedent,?further?intensify?the?confrontations?in?the?field?of?human?rights,?bring?a?greater?impact?on?the?UN?governance?system,?and?produce?serious?consequences.?Therefore,?China?will?have?to?vote?against?this?draft?resolution.
China?calls?on?all?parties?to?work?together?in?the?same?direction,?so?as?to?create?opportunities?for?peace?and?prospects?for?negotiation.?China?will?continue?to?hold?an?objective?and?impartial?position?and?play?its?responsible?and?constructive?role?in?this?regard.
Thank?you,?Mr.?President.
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