I am taking the floor to explain my delegation’s vote on resolution 71/67, “Nuclear disarmament verification”. Pakistan remains committed to achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world through the conclusion of a universal, verifiable and non-discriminatory comprehensive convention on nuclear weapons. We …
I would like to convey my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative during your presidency to organize this open debate on water, peace and security. We also thank your delegation for the useful concept note (S/2016/969, annex). I would also like to acknowledge the i…
We commend the German delegation for its efforts in skilfully steering the negotiations on the annual resolution on Afghanistan, which the General Assembly will soon adopt, and that Pakistan is co-sponsoring.
The annual General Assembly resolution continues to be a signal and embodiment of the supp…
My delegation would like to thank Senegal for organizing today’s open debate.
The current peacekeeping environment has become increasingly complex and challenging. United Nations peacekeepers are now deployed in areas where there is no peace to keep. Targeted and asymmetrical hostile acts against U…
I would like to thank the Russian presidency for organizing today’s open debate on such an important issue. We also appreciate the
thoughtful concept note shared by your delegation to inform the debate (S/2016/867, annex).
Our multipolar world is more free and vibrant, yet more chaotic and turbule…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing and strong leadership in advancing the women and peace and security agenda. We also welcome the briefin made by the Executive Director of UN-Women and the important civil-society perspective that we were provided with this morning.…
We thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process for his briefing. As that briefing underlined, the response of the international community has not matched the urgency of addressing the grave situation created by the growing violence in the region. The tide of turmoil and conflict,…
I take the floor to respond to the remarks made by the Permanent Representative of India with regard to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
We believe that equating a legitimate struggle for self-determination with terrorism is not only disingenuous, but a travesty of history. The issue of Kashmir cann…
We welcome the Secretary- General’s annual report (A/71/1) on the work of the Organization, which provides a comprehensive account of the activities of the United Nations over the past year, as well as its accomplishments, and identifies challenges for the next year.
The founding fathers of the Uni…
We have been forced to take the floor again to respond to the Indian delegation’s continued desire to express falsehoods and fabrications. We reject all delusional and false claims and assertions by the representative of India. Irrespective of how many times one repeats a lie, it can never replace t…
The Pakistan delegation is obliged to respond to the statement made by the Foreign Minister of India earlier today.
Her statement is a litany of falsehoods about my country and a travesty of facts and history that reflects only the deceit and hostility of her Government towards Pakistan. We reject …
We congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. We agree that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development should be the focus of the session. We also pay tribute to Mr. Lykketoft for his able stewardship of th…
The Indian Government has chosen to criticize the statement made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan (see A/71/PV.11), which reflects the sentiments and aspirations of the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir. For 70 years they have faced the bullets, repression and brutality of an illegal occupation…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2016/768) and congratulate Special Representative Yamamoto on his appointment.
The report of the Secretary-General paints a bleak and troubling picture of the security, political and economic situation in Afghanistan. We support the Secretary-Genera…
We would like first of all to express our appreciation for the convening of this meeting at the request of Egypt on behalf of a group of troop-contributing countries, including Pakistan.
The scourge of sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping missions indeed has a negative beari…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s open debate, which is timely, as it coincides with the ongoing process of a comprehensive review of the mechanism under resolution 1540 (2004). That process should benefit from the views of the broader membership. We hope that the diverse views expressed by Me…
I thank you, Mr. President, and congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. Our statement will be within the four-minute limit.
We appreciate the remarks of the Secretary- General and the focused briefings provided by his Special Representative for Children and Armed Confli…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate on peacebuilding in Africa. We offer special thanks to Foreign Minister Kishida, Secretary-General Ban, the briefers and other Ministers for their statements. It is a great pleasure to Ambassador Kishida here at the Security Council toda…
My delegation wants to express its gratitude to you, Sir, for organizing today’s important debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM).
Pakistan welcomes the gradual improvements in th…
It is a pleasure to participate in this debate, Mr. President, under your eminent
leadership of the Security Council. We thank the Secretary-General for his frank and revealing briefing. It honestly portrays the grim picture of the vortex of violence that is the Middle East today. Conflict and chao…
