I would like to express our profound gratitude to Ambassadors Moritán and Gunnarsson for leading a fair, transparent and consultative process of review. We commend their tireless efforts towards a consensual adoption of resolution 70/291.
We also appreciate the constructive spirit of all delegation…
My country, Pakistan, has made huge sacrifices in the fight against terrorism — sacrifices that must be valued by fully committing ourselves to defeating this scourge. This commitment has been reflected in the constructive spirit with which my delegation engaged in the review process. It is also the…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report (S/2016/532) and Special Representative Nicholas Haysom for his briefing. We wish him Godspeed in his future endeavours.
At the start, let me condemn the attacks in Kabul and Badakshan.
Also, at the very outset, I reject the unjustified, un…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative to convene this timely debate on such an important issue.
The protection of civilians has over the years justifiably assumed more importance in the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations because of increasingly challenging environm…
On behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I would like to extend our warmest greetings and good wishes to everyone gathered in the Assembly Hall today to address one of the most crucial
health issues of our times. We are hopeful that, under such wise stewardship, this meeting will be able to achieve it…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. We also appreciate the insightful briefings we received this morning.
Regional organizations can be instrumental in addressing issues of international peace and security, in particular those pertaining to their own region.
After all, …
I would like to commend you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate focusing on the ways and means to counter the malevolent propaganda and twisted narratives of terrorism.
Pakistan aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by Kuwait on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation …
My delegation commends the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Macharia Kamau, for his statement and his sterling contribution to the work of the Commission.
The report before us (A/70/714) provides a useful overview of the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) during its ninth s…
We welcome the Security Council’s adoption this morning of resolution 2274
(2016), which extends the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year.
We appreciate the welcome accorded in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2016/218) to the progress that has …
We thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to express our views on a topic of great importance to all of us. We feel that the views of the troop-contributing countries (TCCs) can enrich this debate and lead to informed decisions.
We appreciate the Secretary-General’s resolve in pursuing a ze…
We thank Venezuela for organizing today’s open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding. In a world beset with conflicts, turmoil and suffering, this is an opportune moment to discuss that important subject.
Pakistan was among the pioneers promoting the idea of a dedicated United Nations institutional…
Pakistan is pleased to see the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela presiding over the Security Council, and we appreciate its convening of today’s debate on a subject of fundamental importance. There is no better way to mark the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations than by renewing our collecti…
We would like to thank the President for convening today’s debate, which affords Member States the opportunity to express their views on the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674). We welcome the Secretary-General’s initiative and believe that we can best address …
The Pakistan delegation welcomes this timely debate on the Middle East. We thank the Secretary-General for his incisive briefing to the Council.
The Middle East, the cradle of civilization, is today the centre of conflict, terrorism and massive human suffering. The causes are both current and histo…
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s thematic debate. It underscores the pivotal importance of the issue, especially as civilians have come to represent the ever-increasing proportion of victims in ongoing armed conflicts — in an era that the Secretary-General rec…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2015/942), as well as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, for his detailed briefing this morning and for his continued good work in the country.
The one common thread running through the report, the …
The significance of today’s gathering cannot be overemphasized. We are reviewing the outcomes of 10 years’ progress made under the platform of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and on how to take the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) and related socioec…
My delegation would like at the outset to express its appreciation to the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report on agenda item 16, “Culture of peace”. We commend UNESCO and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations for their valuable contribution to interreligious and intercultural dial…
We appreciate the delegation of Germany’s efforts in steering the negotiations on the annual draft resolution (A/70/L.23) on Afghanistan, which Pakistan will co-sponsor and the General Assembly will adopt.
The people of Afghanistan have endured conflict, civil war, foreign invasion and instability …
As we mark another International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today, let us start by acknowledging that the tragedy of Palestine — including the occupation of some of Islam’s holiest sites, in East Jerusalem — has been at the heart of the turmoil in the Middle East. It is this conf…
