I would like to thank the President for convening this important meeting. My delegation appreciates the proactive leadership and commitment of Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos to the international humanitarian effort, demonstrated most recently during the unfortunate Super-Typhoon Haiyan.
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I thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for presenting the 90-day report. We have taken note of the recent report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the implementation in Iran of the safeguards agreement under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Pakistan welcomes …
We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Special Envoy Romano Prodi, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and the representatives of the African Union and the European Union for their statements this morning. We welcome the continued international focus on the Sahel region and appreciate the Secretary-G…
We thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for the briefing on her eighteenth report to the Security Council. We have heard the statement made by Elhag Ali Osman, Permanent Representative of the Sudan.
Pakistan is not a party to the Rome Statute of the …
I am making these remarks in my dual capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia — the Liberia sanctions Committee — and Chair of the Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations.
The Liberia sanctions Committee was established a…
We thank Judge Meron, Judge Joensen, Prosecutor Brammertz and
Prosecutor Jallow for their comprehensive reports to the Security Council.
Pakistan commends and supports the important work of the two Tribunals to deliver justice and end impunity. The prevention of mass atrocities and genocide is a l…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
Pakistan associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We would like to make some additional points on our national capacity.
With regard to the agenda item on the imple…
We thank Ambassadors Gary Quinlan, Mohammed Loulichki and Oh Joon — Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, and …
Resolution 67/19, adopted last year, is a landmark in the struggle of the Palestinian people to realize their right to self- determination. The resolution sparked the dream that an independent State of Palestine would soon emerge on the map of the world. Today we express once again our solidarity wi…
We thank Mr. Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his briefing. We deeply appreciate the valuable work being done by the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) under his leadership.
The Central African subregion stands at a crossroads today, facing m…
Pakistan is pleased to sponsor this year’s draft resolution (A/68/L.11) on Afghanistan. We thank Germany for steering the negotiations on this important draft resolution, which comes at a defining moment as Afghanistan negotiates momentous political, security and economic transitions in 2014. The dr…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his briefing. We also thank Prime Minister Ivica Dačić of Serbia and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo for their statements. We commend their determined efforts to move the two sides closer to a negotiated solution and achi…
I am taking the floor to explain Pakistan’s vote. Pakistan is not a signatory to the Rome Statute and thus not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, we recognize the rights and obligations of the States that are members of the ICC.
Pakistan voted in favour of the draft resolu…
We thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her briefing and welcome her back to the Security Council Chamber. We have taken note of the sixth report of the ICC Prosecutor to the Security Council. We commend Ms. Fatou Bensouda for her hard work and comm…
We thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his briefing and commend his valuable work. We have taken note of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/646, annex). We welcome in our midst the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms. Mirsada …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the two very important subjects of how the Security Council has been working in the past year and how its reform has been proceeding. We thank the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Liu Jieyi, for introducing the Council’s annual r…
We congratulate Mr. Yukiya Amano on his re-election as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He has Pakistan’s full support in his
endeavours. We also congratulate Brunei Darussalam and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for having joined the Agency as new members.
We com…
Pakistan welcomes the opportunity to review progress in enhancing the working methods of the Security Council. We appreciate the concept paper (S/2013/613, annex) prepared by your delegation, Sir, to facilitate the discussion. Let me also thank Ambassador María Cristina Perceval of Argentina for her…
We are pleased to see you preside over this meeting, Sir. Pakistan appreciates Azerbaijan’s initiative to hold this debate on ways to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and OIC Secretary-General …
We thank the Secretary- General for the reports on the agenda items under consideration today (A/68/220 and A/68/222). We congratulate African countries on the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union, and on the tenth anniversary of its u…