On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership during the seventy-first session of the General Assembly. I would also like to commend the intergovernmental negotiations co-Chairs, Ambassadors Khiari and Jinga, for the transparent and inclu…
Let me begin by expressing the appreciation of my delegation for your personal efforts, Sir, in leading the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and for holding this open debate.
I also thank the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Di…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2017/508), and Special Representative Yamamoto for his comprehensive briefing this morning. These reports and the Secretary- General’s own conclusions following his visit to Kabul last week confirm the growing concern, if not alarm, at the deteriorat…
Pakistan welcomes this open debate on the protection of civilians and health care in armed conflict. We thank the Secretary-General and the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross for their insightful briefings.
The protection of civilians in armed conflict is a basic tenet o…
My delegation welcomes today’s open debate. Sexual violence is among the most egregious crimes in armed conflict and disproportionately affects women and girls. For far too long, sexual violence has been seen as an unfortunate and inevitable reality of conflict. For much too long,
humankind has sto…
We thank Special Representative Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing. As the Special Representative said earlier, the prospects for peace in the Middle East remain grim. Central to that sobering assessment is the plight of the Palestinian people, who, for the past 70 years, have suffered dispossession…
We commend the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador Cho Tae-yul, for his statement and his contribution to the work of the Commission. We also greatly appreciate Ambassador Kamau’s work during the past year.
The report (A/71/768) before us provides a useful overview of the work o…
My delegation wishes to thank the United Kingdom presidency for convening today’s debate, which derives added importance now, given the current annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 79 per cent, almost 80 per cent, of the …
We also thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2017/189), and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto and Ms. Samar for their briefings this morning.
We reject the baseless allegations made against us by Afghanistan’s representative this morning. His Government would do bet…
We thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to discuss a subject that is of critical importance to us. Today’s meeting is part of efforts that began last September to address the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse collectively and holistically, with the aim of finding practical solutions to the prob…
Let me start by thanking the delegation of Ukraine for convening today’s debate on such an important issue.
Among the myriad threats endangering global security, terrorism has emerged as one of the most complex and imposing challenges of our times. Our dependence on critical infrastructure makes th…
I would like to start by first conveying Pakistan’s conviction that the leadership, energy and dynamism of Secretary-General António Guterres will help us in healing the complex conflicts and crises in the Middle East and in restoring world order which is being threatened today from multiple directi…
Let me start by thanking Sweden for organizing today’s open debate.
We endorse the Secretary-General’s call to make 2017 a year of peace. That is urgent, given that new and complex conflicts are emerging, even as older, longer- standing and unresolved disputes continue to fester. We are in fact wit…
I have requested the floor to put Pakistan’s position on record. Pakistan has had a consistent position on this and other issues, and as other States have mentioned, it is not bound by the provisions of the instrument to which it is not party. We would like to put that position on record.
For over a decade, the Philippines and Pakistan have championed the resolution on the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace. One of the pillars of the resolution is the role of the United Nations Alliance for Civilizations in promoting greate…
We object to the request for a separate vote on operative paragraph 9 of draft resolution A/71/L.43, in accordance with rule 89 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly.
It is my great pleasure and honour to join the Mission of the Philippines in introducing the draft resolution entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, contained in document A/71/L.43. I thank all Member States that took active part i…
I would like to begin by offering our heartfelt condolences to the Russian delegation in connection with the shooting of the Ambassador in Ankara.
We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2016/1049) and Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing. We appreciate the resolve of the Afgha…
Today’s debate is timely as it coincides with the conclusion of the comprehensive review of resolution 1540 (2004), which will provide useful guidance for Member States in their implementation of the resolution.
Pakistan has been a consistent supporter of the objectives of resolution 1540 (2004), a…
We commend the leadership and contribution of Director General Amano to the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and thank him for presenting its annual report (see A/71/322). Pakistan is one of the sponsors of draft resolution A/71/L.35, which will be adopted later today.
For almo…
