Let me thank the Mission of France for convening this meeting on women and peace and security.
We also thank all speakers who have made strong, positive references to Afghanistan’s progress with women in general. However, there is no place for complacency. We remain steadfast in our resolve to impr…
What we heard earlier today from the representative of Pakistan was but another attempt to divert international attention from its open and explicit support for terrorism and violent extremism. All of us here today are well aware of the security dynamics in Afghanistan and in the region, and I shoul…
Let me begin by thanking Ethiopia for convening today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan.
I am also delighted that Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto is here with us today. I thank Ambassador Yamamoto for his briefing, but more specifically for his dedicated efforts as Special Representative of th…
My delegation exercises its right of reply owing to one Member State’s erroneous claim regarding the presence of safe havens and sanctuaries in Afghanistan. That reference is a deliberate attempt by the Government of Pakistan to divert international attention away from Pakistan’s longstanding failur…
I thank the President for convening today’s debate on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
We thank the Secretary-General for his dedicated efforts to fulfil his commitment to creating the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, which in our view represent…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President on Bolivia’s assumption of the Security Council’s presidency in June. We thank you for convening today’s open debate on the situation in Afghanistan to take stock of the overall situation in our country. I am pleased by the presence of the Special Re…
Let me congratulate the United Kingdom on its leadership of the Security Council this month. I thank the Secretary-General, António Guterres, for presenting his first report (S/2017/189) on the situation in Afghanistan. Allow me to also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Amba…
Afghanistan thanks Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin of Ukraine and his delegation for convening today’s debate on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks. We are pleased to see so many countries participating in today’s discussion, which reflects the importance o…
Afghanistan wishes to thank Her Excellency Foreign Minister Margot Wallström of the Kingdom of Sweden and her delegation for convening today’s important debate, and we hope that this meeting will mark the start of a new phase in United Nations efforts to embed conflict prevention at the core of the …
I would like to thank the Spanish presidency for convening today’s open debate on a topic of crucial importance, which demands the urgent attention of the international community.
Human trafficking constitutes a grave violation of international law, including international humanitarian law. It viol…
I just want to make two points.
First, it is a sad day for diplomacy, as evidenced by the assassination of Ambassador Andrey Karlov, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey. On this occasion, let me extend the deepest condolences on behalf of myself, my Government and the people of Afgha…
Let me congratulate Spain on its successful leadership of the Security Council this month. We wish to thank Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi and his team at the Spanish Mission for their dedicated efforts as penholder for Afghanistan during the past two years and welcome Japan’s assumption of this …
At the outset I wish to convey our appreciation to the delegation of Spain for organizing today’s high-level open debate, under the agenda item “Preventive catastrophe: A global agenda for stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors”. The risk of non-State actors, e…
It was 70 years ago, two days from today, that Afghanistan’s flag was raised on the grounds of the United Nations as its fifty- second Member. Today, I am pleased to stand before the Assembly on behalf of a great nation with the world’s support behind us for the unanimous adoption of draft resolutio…
It is my distinct pleasure to attend the seventy-first session of the General Assembly. I sincerely congratulate Ambassador Peter Thomson of the Republic of Fiji on having been elected to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his tireless e…
I just want to make two brief points.
First, on behalf of my Government, I wish to officially thank the Security Council for adopting the very timely presidential statement S/PRST/2016/14, expressing its unanimous support. Secondly, let me thank the Foreign Minister of New Zealand, His Excellency M…
At the outset, let me congratulate New Zealand for its successful leadership of the Security Council this month. We express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his recent report (S/2016/768) on the situation in my country. We welcome Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto as the new Special Representa…
I would like to congratulate the President for the very able way he has been leading the work of the Security Council this month.
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I express my gratitude to the Secretary-General for his recent report (S/2016/532) on the situation in my country. I would also like to thank my frie…
I would like to thank Egypt for its leadership of the Council this month and for organizing this important debate.
Afghanistan aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait on behalf of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Let me be br…
I congratulate Angola on its successful leadership of the Security Council this month. I would like to take this opportunity to
thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his briefing and f…
