It is a pleasure to see the representative of South Africa, an eminent colleague, presiding over the Security Council during this month, which promises to be eventful and important. I hope that the President will not be overtaken by the Ides of March. I also wish to express our great appreciation fo…
The Pakistan delegation would like to thank you, Madam, for presenting the two texts we have just adopted as resolutions 61/256
and 61/257. Your skills and your persistence were essential to achieving the consensus adoption of those two resolutions, and we would like to congratulate you and our Sec…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report on revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (A/61/483).
Pakistan shares the growing concern of the United Nations general membership that over the past two decades, the role and effectiveness of the General Assembly as envisaged in the Charte…
I would like to thank Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar, the current President of the Security Council, for presenting the report of the Security Council (A/61/2). Qatar’s role in the Council is another example of the invaluable contribution that an elected member, and a small country, …
Mr. President, on behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. It is a special pleasure to see the
fraternal State of Qatar and you, my dear friend, preside over the Council at this important juncture.
Let me al…
This debate appropriately coincides with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. Indeed, the Palestinian people,
who have endured a serial tragedy over the past 60 years, deserve the full solidarity and support of the international community. The United Nations, which has p…
Peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan are vital — most of all for the long-suffering people of that unique country, but also for Pakistan and, indeed, for the international community.
Two years ago, prospects for success in Afghanistan appeared to be bright. Indeed, much had been achieved:…
The Pakistan delegation expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General on the presentation of his annual report on the work of the Organization. We note the changed format of the report, covering the four main areas of the 2005 Summit Declaration. In this process, however, the in-depth review o…
On behalf of the delegation of Pakistan, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Chinese delegation on the skilful manner in which you are guiding the work of the Security Council this month. I also wish to congratulate Ambassador Mayoral and his delegation on the successful Argenti…
Today we have adopted an important — some say historic — decision in the process of United Nations reform. We commend the painstaking efforts that you, Mr. President, and your
two Co-Chairmen, Ambassador Kumalo and Ambassador Arias, have made in developing the present text through an open and trans…
I would like to felicitate you, Sir, and the delegation of Argentina on the skilful manner in which Argentina is guiding the work of the Security Council this month. May I also congratulate Ambassador Bolton and the United States delegation for the successful and eventful United States presidency la…
Pakistan expresses its gratitude to you, Madam President, for having convened this debate on the activities of the Peacebuilding Commission at such short notice. We also welcome the opportunity to participate in it.
Pakistan supports the statement made earlier by the Permanent Representative of Jam…
This is the first major decision that we have taken in the follow-up to the decisions of our leaders at the 2005 summit. Yes, we have been able to respect the time lines that were indicated by our leaders to operationalize the Peacebuilding Commission by the end of the year.
Pakistan attaches great…
We concur with the 26 July 2005 statement of the Security Council (see A/60/539, para. 3) that the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, remains among the most important items on the agenda of the United Nations. Pakistan has consistently supported all bilateral and mult…
With the successful holding of parliamentary and provincial council elections in September, Afghanistan has passed the last major milestone in the Bonn political process. The forthcoming inauguration of the new Parliament, we hope, augurs Afghanistan’s continued progress towards durable peace and st…
In recent months, the world has seen a succession of devastating natural disasters, the frequency and intensity of which are unprecedented in living memory. The last 12 months have been particularly devastating in terms of the human and material loss caused by scores of such disasters. The report of…
May I begin by expressing Pakistan’s condemnation of the dastardly terrorist attacks that took place in Amman yesterday. The people and the Government of Pakistan convey their profound grief and condolences to the Government and the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and to the families of th…
Let me first express our felicitations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the present month. We are confident that for the Council this month will be not only eventful, but fruitful as well. We also wish to express our admiration to Ambassador Baj…
Today, the Assembly is considering two important subjects in this joint debate on agenda items 42 and 43.
The International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001- 2010, has entered its fifth year, and I wish to thank the Government of Bangladesh for brin…
We thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/60/1). It gives a broad overview of the activities of the United Nations, as well as of the major challenges that confront the world today.
The performance and effectiveness of the United Nations depend …
