Let me also begin by congratulating you on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. My delegation also welcomes Kuwait’s assumption of the chairmanship of the Informal Working Group of the Security Council on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.
We all acknowledge that to res…
Let me begin by thanking the Kazakh presidency for convening this open debate.
As we mark a new year, the global peace and security landscape remains plagued by mounting and complex challenges; conflicts have intensified and new dangers have emerged. In fundamental ways, the world has gone into rev…
On behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I would like to congratulate Kazakhstan on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and for organizing this very important debate in a very timely way.
It is almost a truism to say there can be no development without peace and no peace without developmen…
Another year has passed, another year has come to a close, yet the suffering of the people of Afghanistan continues. Indeed, during the past year, as the Secretary-General’s report (S/2017/1056) observes, Afghanistan continues to face multiple political, economic and security challenges in an exceed…
I would like to begin by thanking Japan for organizing this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing this morning.
We are living in a remarkably more dangerous world, in which a wide range of new threats have emerged even as older ones continue to fester. Challenges to internatio…
Let me also join others in thanking you, Sir, for convening today’s debate on such a vital issue. We appreciate the insightful remarks by the Secretary-General earlier today, and thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in…
The General Assembly first adopted a resolution on Afghanistan in 1980 (resolution 35/37). It is therefore not out of place today to briefly recall the circumstances that produced that resolution and the way in which they have changed. Since 1980, Afghanistan has transitioned through almost four dec…
Pakistan aligns itself with the statement delivered by Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group. My delegation also congratulates the Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates and Georgia on their appointment as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations process. We assure them of our f…
My delegation thanks the French presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate. Let me also thank the Assistant Secretary-General for his briefing.
Discussions on the situation in the Middle East invariably become a sombre reminder of the spectre of violence, turmoil and conflict…
Let me start by conveying Pakistan’s gratitude to the Secretary-General for his annual report on the work of the Organization (A/72/1). We agree with the Secretary-General’s assessment that the international situation is marked by conflicting trends. While the international community has made import…
Let me start by thanking the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/783) and his Special Representative Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto for his briefing today.
Pakistan shares the universal concern regarding the grave situation in Afghanistan. The Secretary- General’s report highlights the fact that the A…
I take the floor to exercise Pakistan’s right of reply to a statement in the general debate earlier today (A/72/PV.19) in which the Foreign Minister of India indulged in an orgy of slander against my country. Her comments towards Pakistan betrayed the hostility of the Indian leadership towards Pakis…
Let me start by conveying Pakistan’s appreciation to Egypt for arranging this open debate today. This discussion is both timely and relevant. It comes as we review and consider the reform of the peace and security architecture of the United Nations and examine ways of enhancing the efficacy and effe…
We appreciate the initiative by your presidency, Sir, to organize this debate on peace and security in Africa. It is certainly encouraging that a permanent member of the Security Council has convened an open debate on a region that remains underrepresented in the Council, despite the fact that its p…
On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership during the seventy-first session of the General Assembly. I would also like to commend the intergovernmental negotiations co-Chairs, Ambassadors Khiari and Jinga, for the transparent and inclu…
Let me begin by expressing the appreciation of my delegation for your personal efforts, Sir, in leading the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and for holding this open debate.
I also thank the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Di…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2017/508), and Special Representative Yamamoto for his comprehensive briefing this morning. These reports and the Secretary- General’s own conclusions following his visit to Kabul last week confirm the growing concern, if not alarm, at the deteriorat…
Pakistan welcomes this open debate on the protection of civilians and health care in armed conflict. We thank the Secretary-General and the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross for their insightful briefings.
The protection of civilians in armed conflict is a basic tenet o…
My delegation welcomes today’s open debate. Sexual violence is among the most egregious crimes in armed conflict and disproportionately affects women and girls. For far too long, sexual violence has been seen as an unfortunate and inevitable reality of conflict. For much too long,
humankind has sto…
Let me start by thanking the delegation of Ukraine for convening today’s debate on such an important issue.
Among the myriad threats endangering global security, terrorism has emerged as one of the most complex and imposing challenges of our times. Our dependence on critical infrastructure makes th…
