Allow me first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate on general issues relating to sanctions, which is both pertinent and timely.
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter empowers the Security Council to consider measures not involving the use of armed force to ensure imp…
Discussions on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters are in their seventh year, and therefore it would be useful to take stock.
Our deliberations over all these years have established beyond any shadow of a doubt that …
The Dayton Peace Accords brought to an end the most brutal war of our times in the Balkans and paved the way for establishing peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The leaders of that devastated country committed themselves to rebuilding peace. The journey that lay ahead of them was arduous, considering …
The land of Pakistan has historically been a meeting ground for different peoples, religions, cultures and ideas. Geographically, Pakistan sits astride the traditional routes that link the peoples of South Asia with their neighbours in West Asia, Central Asia, China and the lands beyond. The interac…
Twenty years ago, in the month of December, Afghanistan was invaded by the forces of the former Soviet Union. Since that fateful day, Afghanistan and its suffering people have continued to be traumatized by war and conflict. The year 1989 was a watershed year in Afghanistan’s history. Soviet forces …
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Special session of the General Assembly for follow-up to the World Summit for Children in 2001”. First of all, I should like to inform the Assembly that, since the publication of the most recent draft, a number of additional countries hav…
The General Assembly is considering the item on the “Question of Palestine” to express the international community's support for the struggle of the Palestinian people for their inalienable right to self-determination. Though the issue has been debated in this forum for over 51 years, there remain m…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the reports presented under item 20. We associate ourselves with the statement made on this agenda item by the representative of Guyana on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance is one of t…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report on assistance in mine action, contained in document A/54/445.
Pakistan remains deeply concerned about the serious problem caused by the indiscriminate use of landmines, a problem that is deeply affecting the lives of millions of ord…
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation's deep appreciation to Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald for her presentation of the sixth annual report of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
The establishment of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a landmark event …
I would like to begin by expressing our thanks to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the report of the Agency for 1998.
Pakistan attaches great importance to the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency. As a f…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Mr. Stephen Schwebel, for presenting to the General Assembly in a lucid manner the annual report of the International Court of Justice covering the period from 1 August 1998 to 31 July 1999.
At the outset, I wo…
The report of the Secretary- General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) (A/54/308) summarizes the progress achieved over the past year by the United Nations system and the OIC in promoting their shared goals of international peace, security…
In his address to the General Assembly, as well as his report on the work of the Organization, the Secretary-General has argued in favour of building a global culture of conflict prevention and has issued a call for strategies to avert or meet natural disasters or emergencies. This is a most laudabl…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Guyana on behalf of the Group of 77 on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development.
This debate is taking place at a time when the Preparatory Committee for the special sessio…
My delegation associates itself with the statement on the International Year of Older Persons made by the Permanent Representative of Guyana on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The international community has been conscious of the silent revolution which the phenomenon of ageing is likely to br…
Mr.President, it is an honour to address the General Assembly at this session, the last to be held in the twentieth century.
May I begin by welcoming the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru and the Kingdom of Tonga to the family of the United Nations. We look forward to working closely with…
It is a pleasure to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council today as it meets on an issue of serious concern to the international community.
Allow me to begin by expressing the deep regret and concern of the Government and people of Pakistan over the damage and destruction caused to the C…
As this is the first time that I am addressing the Council under your presidency, Sir, allow me to congratulate you and to express our
We also salute your predecessor, Ambassador Amorim, for his own presidency and for the onerous duties that he continues to perform.
Allow me to express our gratitu…
The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948 was essentially a response to the excesses perpetrated by the occupying forces against civilian populations during the Second World War. It reflected the conviction that protection of human rights and
The Declaration mark…
