Today we are about to select the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. The final report (A/71/1) of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the work of the Organization is therefore an appropriate inflection point for examining the main challenges that face us and the means and mechanisms to mend …
We have patiently listened to our colleague from Pakistan. He has chosen yet again to stay silent on the tough questions. That is what we have come to expect from Pakistan — deception, deceit and denial. The world still awaits their response.
In yet another attempt to divert our attention from her country’s continued sponsorship of terorrism, today we have heard the Permanent Representative of Pakistan make a fanciful and misleading presentation on the situation in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. At the same time, we did not see a…
On behalf of India and on my own behalf, I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General
Assembly at its seventy-first session. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his service to the United Nations, the largest peace mov…
I take the floor today in exercise of the right of reply in response to the long tirade earlier today by the representative of Pakistan about the situation in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (see A/71/PV.11). The worst violation of human rights is terrorism; when practiced as an instrument of …
I thank you, Madam President, for having organized this debate. We thank the Secretary- General’s Special Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Yamamoto, for his briefing and wish him well in his endeavours for peace in Afghanistan. We also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Amba…
We are grateful to President Lykketoft for convening this debate on strengthening the United Nations system, with reference to sexual exploitation and abuse. United Nations peacekeeping is the most prominent and visible pillar of the United Nations. India, as one of its oldest and largest contributo…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on an issue of continuing concern for the international community that requires constant vigilance and genuine cooperation among Member States to address the challenge effectively. We also thank the briefers for updating us on the current trends …
We welcome this discussion on peacebuilding in Africa, which is of relevance not only to the African continent but to all of us in our interdependent world.
India has a long-standing engagement with Africa. We have worked together on decolonization and against
apartheid and for the rights of devel…
The situation in the Middle East region remains of serious concern and is becoming increasingly fragile and unpredictable. The growing threat of terrorism and radicalism has added to the complexities of the situation in the region, which is mired in protracted conflicts. The most long-standing of th…
I thank the co-facilitators — Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson of Iceland and Ambassador Martín Garcia Moritán of Argentina — for leading the process over the past month to finalize draft resolution A/70/L.55, on the review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
Of all the threats that…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom for his briefing, which I understand is perhaps his last in his present capacity. We wish him luck in his futu…
In the interest of brevity, I will limit my remarks. Our full statement will be available for circulation.
The protection of civilians is an integral part of the duties of all professional militaries that are raised in defence of peace and security for their people. In fact, military professionals …
I am happy to join all who are here today for this high-level meeting on HIV/ AIDS. I also commend the efforts of the Permanent Representatives of Switzerland and Zambia for steering the difficult negotiations on the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS (resolution 70/266, annex) to a successful co…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on an issue that is of serious concern for the international community. I also thank all the speakers who briefed us earlier today.
In the past two decades, a considerable strengthening of the normative framework on the various aspects rel…
We thank you, Mr. President, for conducting this timely debate. The discussion has been useful. In the interest of brevity, I will highlight some parts of our statement, the complete version of which will be available for circulation.
Maintaining peace and security across the world continues to be …
Terrorism is one of the most serious threats to global peace and security today. It affects all of us. May I, therefore, join all of those who have extended their condolences to you, Sir, over the sad deaths of the Egyptian policemen who were killed by terrorists while performing their duty.
Since …
This year’s annual discussion of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund is being held a decade after their establishment as part of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture in the wake of the landmark 2005 World Summit. It has also given us an opportunity for a comprehens…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. Today, terrorism is a global phenomenon that no country or society can remain immune or indifferent to. According to authoritative accounts, 2,850 peo…
We appreciate Angola’s initiative in convening of today’s debate on a subject of widespread concern. We have also carefully noted the issues raised in the concept paper before us (S/2016/219, annex) and by all the briefers today.
While we take note that advances have been made in Africa through sev…
