At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the activities being undertaken by the United Nations on mine clearance.
In Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Mozambique, Nicaragua and Somalia, landmines have caused social and economic havoc.…
We would like to convey our profound appreciation to Judge Antonio Cassese, the President of the International Tribunal, for his outstanding success in assembling and operationalizing the entire normative and logistical infrastructure of the Tribunal in a period of two years. Given the financial con…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/50/L.46, entitled “Fourth World Conference on Women”, under agenda item 165. I have been authorized by the drafters and negotiators of this text to present this draft resolution on their behalf.
In addition to the sponsors listed in document A/50/L.…
In its capacity as the current Chairman of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Pakistan has the honour of introducing, on behalf of the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and to put on record our views on the request, contained in documents A/49/234 and Add.1, for the inclusion of an additional item entitled “Capital punishment” in the agenda of the General Assembl…
My delegation welcomes in our midst His Excellency Mr. Alfred Nzo, Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Africa. We should like to thank the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid for his introductory statement made earlier today.
The question of apartheid in South Africa has been …
My Government, which today is the largest contributor to the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) in terms of personnel, was most gratified when the leaders of the Somali political organizations, meeting in Nairobi, adopted a declaration on 24 March 1994. In this Declaration the Somali le…
The Assembly must have been impressed by the sophistry of the Indian representative’s presentation, but not by the strength of his argument, because the allegation that Pakistan was somehow responsible for the non-implementation of the UNCIP resolution in question is false and unsubstantiated.
Let …
I shall be as brief as possible, keeping in mind the statement of the Indian representative.
First, I note with satisfaction that the Indian Government has at least taken note of the relevant paragraph in the Secretary-General’s report. That is heartening. But what followed was very disheartening. …
The representative of India cannot deny the
continued perpetration of massive violations of human rights in Indian-held
Kashmir, nor can his isolated voice claiming Kashmir to be an integral part of
India alter the status of the territory recognized as disputed by the United
Nations.
The facts …
The representative of India, in what is now a
familiar but an unconvincing style of reasoning, has tried to divert the
attention of this body from the harsh realities in Indian-held Kashmir by
advancing misleading arguments and levelling baseless allegations against my
country.
We have time and…
