In December 1995, the international community welcomed the conclusion of the Dayton Agreement. It was a victory for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina as they took an historic and courageous decision for peace by abandoning the course of violence, destruction and war. The inhabitants of the war- r…
The action that we are taking today on the Secretary-General’s report entitled “Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform” marks an important step in our collective efforts to inject greater relevance into our Organization. Self-examination and reform are essential elements of an ongoing p…
It is our understanding that, in allocating item 62 to the plenary, we are in no way prejudging the mechanism to be set up subsequently for the proper and detailed consideration of the issue. This can be either the plenary itself, a committee of the whole, a working group or the relevant Main Commit…
We meet today to elect our representatives for two vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) in an election that raises more questions than it provides answers.
First, the ACABQ is one of the most important bodies of the United Nations. This standing Comm…
We are meeting today at a particularly critical juncture in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the General Assembly last discussed the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina over two years ago, many significant and encouraging developments have taken place.
While important strides have been …
The views of my delegation on the situation in Afghanistan have already been stated in great detail — before the plenary of this Assembly during its general debate in October, before the Security Council, also in October, and at the meeting of regional States and other States with influence in Afgha…
The history of the world is, to a large extent, the history of human migration.
By and large, the motive force behind migration has been the desire of the individual to search for a better life in greater honour, security and decency. In recent times, however, international migration has been put t…
Over the last 50 years, the international community and the United Nations have made efforts to address the situation in the Middle East. The United Nations addressed the central issue of Palestine by recognizing the right to self-determination of the people of Palestine. A number of Security Counci…
The United Nations system is going through severe stresses and strains. This is obviously an unhappy situation and needs to be rectified. The problems besetting the Organization have not emerged abruptly, nor will they vanish overnight. The General Assembly, which is the only democratic voice of the…
We have before us the report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General Assembly for the Mid-term Review of the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s, contained in document A/51/48. My delegation agrees with the Ad Hoc Committee’s evaluat…
Much attention was devoted, throughout the fiftieth session of the General Assembly, to the question of the restructuring and reform of the Security Council. Much of that exercise was initiated and conducted partly because it was the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, and many thought that …
I would like to congratulate the Secretary-General for the presentation of his fifth report on the work of the Organization. The report successfully captures many of the broad trends in the evolution of our Organization.
We agree with the Secretary-General that the United Nations is in the midst of…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the high office of President. I would also like to convey our profound appreciation to the German delegation for providing us an opportunity to address an extremely important aspect of United Nations peace-keeping operations. A…
I would just like a clarification on the statement that you have just made, Mr. President. Is it my understanding that a unanimous decision of the General Assembly can overturn the Assembly’s rules of procedure? The rules of procedure do not give the General Assembly permission to overturn rule 128 …
My delegation voted in favour of the resolution on the subject of the Israeli military attacks against Lebanon and their consequences. Our support would have been even stronger had the draft resolution not been subjected to an amendment, with the addition of a new fourth preambular paragraph, brough…
Yesterday, the President of the Republic of Lebanon, His Excellency Mr. Elias Hraoui, gave us a moving account of the ongoing brutal and naked aggression by Israeli forces against Lebanon. This premeditated Israeli aggression has already resulted in the deaths of more than 175 innocent civilians and…
We have once again assembled today in the Security Council to consider the extremely grave situation in Lebanon. Pakistan strongly deplores and condemns the tragic incident of this morning, which has resulted in the deaths of innocent civilians and Fijian peace- keepers.
On 15 April, we expressed o…
We are once again assembled, for the second time today, to consider another extremely grave situation in the Middle East. My delegation, like all others, is deeply concerned over the recent escalation of hostilities along the Israel-Lebanon border and inside Lebanon, which has resulted in deaths and…
As this is the first time I have addressed the Security Council under your presidency, Sir, let me congratulate you on your assumption of your high office. I have no doubt that under your talented and able guidance, the Council will be able to fulfil its responsibilities successfully during the curr…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the high office of President of the Security Council for the current month. I am sure that under your able guidance the Council will successfully fulfil its responsibilities.
The situation in Somalia, as analysed by the special poli…
