I thank Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, for presenting the latest report of the Court, on its work between August 2006 and July 2007. I also thank her for her detailed and thought-provoking briefing.
Justice and the rule of law are key to an orderly internati…
I would like to thank Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for presenting the annual report of the Agency. Pakistan appreciates the role played by IAEA in promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the diverse areas of power generation, health and m…
On behalf of the delegation of Pakistan, I would like to extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on Ghana’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Allow me to also take this opportunity to convey our appreciation to Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert for the successful Fren…
May I at the outset express the condolences of the Pakistan delegation on the sad demise of the Prime Minister of Myanmar.
I have the honour today to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 64 (a), entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation an…
The decision to establish the Peacebuilding Commission taken by the 2005 World Summit was a belated but important recognition of the need for a comprehensive approach to peace and the inextricable relationship between peace and development.
As a founding member of the Commission, Pakistan has had t…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China as well as the other sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”, contained in document A/62/L.34.
Successive report…
I would like first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to your prestigious office. Your vast political experience and diplomatic skills will undoubtedly guide the General Assembly towards success in dealing with its important agenda. I wish to express our deep satisfaction and pride…
The delegation of Pakistan would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his first annual report (A/62/1) on the work of the Organization. We expressed our position on the substantive issues covered in the report during the general debate. Today, I wish to focus on the role of …
It has been a long day, and I would venture to say that it has been a day in which precious time and precious resources have been wasted. They have been wasted at the insistence of a few States, although the outcome of our deliberations is a foregone conclusion.
The sponsors, in their zeal to press…
I am grateful for the opportunity to explain the position of my delegation regarding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which we adopted this morning as an annex to resolution 61/295.
Believing in the principle of the universality and interrelatedness of all human r…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Madam President, on the consensus adoption of the report (A/61/47) and of the recommendations that you have presented on the issue of the reform of the Security Council. Over the past year, you have led an open process of consultations and negotiations, with a …
This is a moment of immense pleasure for me to be able to participate in the High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace. The event is being organized as a follow-up to General Assembly resolution 61/221, which was jointly sponsored by Pakistan and…
I have the honour to make this contribution on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on the decision by the Security Council to hold a debate on energy, security and climate.
The Group is of the view that Security Council’s primary responsibility is for the maintenance of international peace and secu…
It is a great honour and personal pleasure for me to make this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China at the third High- level Dialogue of the General Assembly on Financing for Development. We are confident that our deliberations at this High-level Dialogue and during
the ongoing sixty-se…
The Group of 77 and China and the Non-Aligned Movement welcome the submission of the Secretary-General’s report in document A/61/836 on the recommendations of the High-level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence. The preliminary views of both groups on the High-level Panel’s report were conv…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China regarding draft resolution I contained in document A/61/592/Add.4.
The Group of 77 and China wishes to express its high appreciation for the important work of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as a principal organ of the Unite…
It is a pleasure to see the representative of South Africa, an eminent colleague, presiding over the Security Council during this month, which promises to be eventful and important. I hope that the President will not be overtaken by the Ides of March. I also wish to express our great appreciation fo…
The Pakistan delegation would like to thank you, Madam, for presenting the two texts we have just adopted as resolutions 61/256
and 61/257. Your skills and your persistence were essential to achieving the consensus adoption of those two resolutions, and we would like to congratulate you and our Sec…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report on revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (A/61/483).
Pakistan shares the growing concern of the United Nations general membership that over the past two decades, the role and effectiveness of the General Assembly as envisaged in the Charte…
I would like to thank Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar, the current President of the Security Council, for presenting the report of the Security Council (A/61/2). Qatar’s role in the Council is another example of the invaluable contribution that an elected member, and a small country, …
