I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the delegations of Bahrain, China, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and my own delegation, the draft resolution contained in document A/57/L.12, proposing the adoption of a draft…
The past century was marred by conflicting ideologies and by the glorification of might and its ruthless application. Twice mankind was plunged into world wars. The
ensuing suffering and destruction constituted an affront to the basic canons of humanity. As time progressed, peoples and States devis…
Pakistan supports the efforts of the Secretary-General to strengthen the United Nations. His resolve to enhance the centrality of the United Nations in international affairs reflects the aspirations of the world’s peoples. The continuing process of reform and revitalization of our Organization is es…
It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this important discussion under the stewardship of President Jan Kavan.
Let me thank the Secretary-General for his report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, as well as his report on the …
The issue before us today is not unfamiliar to the Security Council; it has indeed been a hardy perennial of its agenda for two decades. The Security Council has adopted several resolutions under the agenda item “Situation between Iraq and Kuwait”. These resolutions include 686 (1991), calling on Ir…
Let me begin by expressing my deep condolences to the Government and the people of Indonesia, as well as to Australia and to the other countries who lost their nationals in the recent terrorist tragedy in Bali. We hope that the perpetrators of this atrocity will be brought to justice soon.
We wish …
The Pakistan delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report on the work
of the Organization and the report on the Millennium Summit.
We could not agree more with the Secretary- General that
“no single country has the capacity to cope with the political, economic, environmental and technologic…
My delegation would like to begin by commending the African leadership for their vision of launching Africa on the path of sustainable growth and development through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). We are happy that this Africa-led, Africa-owned and Africa-driven programme is a…
The delegation of Pakistan has asked for the floor to respond to the rhetoric against my country that was delivered this morning by the Prime Minister of India. We had hoped for a response from him to the call for de-escalation and dialogue that was offered by the President of Pakistan in his addres…
Mr. President, it is a pleasure to see you presiding over the Security Council this month.
Two days ago, in the dead of night, a missile carrying a powerful bomb was launched in Gaza by Israeli aircraft with foreknowledge that this would result in large civilian casualties. The United States spokes…
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the convening of these General Assembly meetings devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development. The topic itself assumes importance in view of the tremendous potential that information technologies have with regard to add…
I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council and for presiding over this public meeting on this important subject.
Afghanistan has suffered for 23 long years. It has suffered at the hands of man as well as nature. Afghanistan remains a devastated country an…
We are meeting in the Council for the fourth time in almost as many weeks to
discuss, yet again, the ever-worsening situation in the Middle East. It is indeed a matter of concern to the international community that Israel persists in its defiance of the successive resolutions adopted by the Council…
Thank you, Mr. President, for accommodating me at this late hour. I know that we are all running against time. I promised that I would be brief, and I will be.
First, my congratulations go to you, Sir, on your presidency. Then, I express profound appreciation to my colleague, Ambassador Peter Kolby…
We meet today in pain and grief over what is happening in Palestine. Only three weeks ago, the Security Council acted with courage and wisdom, reaffirming the vision of a lasting peace in the Middle East. That vision, unfortunately, has been blurred by the events of the past 24 hours, demonstrating …
I too would like to begin by conveying to our Afghan brothers, on behalf of my Government and the people of Pakistan, our profound grief and sympathy over the tragic loss of life and the material devastation caused by the earthquakes in the northern part of Afghanistan, which have also affected nort…
Once again we return to this Chamber, as we have done so many times before, to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Like others, Sir, we too are happy to see you presiding over this important Security Council meeting.
The deteriorating situation in Palestine…
Once again, we are deliberating an issue which has been a challenge to the international community for decades. It also represents one of those cases in contemporary history in which a poor and dispossessed nation, which had sacrificed so much for the cause of the free world, was treated in turn by …
I have asked for the floor after the vote on draft resolution A/56/L.10, entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”, to explain Pakistan’s position on the third preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 5. My delegation abstained in the voting on those paragraphs.
The language o…
We are discussing today the cooperation between the United Nations and various regional and other organizations. I think it was an ingenious decision to lump together the whole list of organizations; this lumping together, hopefully, will remove some of the lumps from within the United Nations syste…
