Mr. President, my delegation thanks you for having convened this important debate. Violent extremism has emerged as one of the most complex challenges of our time. It has claimed innocent lives, caused wide-scale destruction and disrupted social order as well as State structures. Its scope, nature, …
The Pakistan delegation thanks the Foreign Minister of Jordan for presiding over this meeting earlier. We also thank the Secretary- General for his perceptive briefing to the Council.
The Middle East is the cradle of human civilization. Today, sadly, it appears to have become the cradle of chaos — …
We appreciate the presence of your Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. President, today in the Council for the deliberations on this vital issue. We have heard the statements of the Secretary-
General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with great interest.
The recent escalatio…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s important debate. We appreciate the insightful briefings by the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, as well as the perspective provided by the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and civil society representatives. We hope that our deli…
It is an honour to make my maiden statement in the Security Council on the vital issue of Afghanistan and under your skilled presidency, Mr. President.
We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2015/151). We welcome the perceptive briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General N…