I would like to begin by thanking Foreign Minister Lavrov on his initiative in convening a meeting of the Security Council on this very important issue, which is a real threat to international peace and security.
What seemed at its start to be a spring in the Middle East has turned into an autumn o…
We are meeting once again to discuss the reform of the Security Council, which is an issue of vital interest to all Member States. The 2005 world summit supported the reform of the Security Council in order to make it more broadly representative, efficient and transparent, and thus to
further enhan…
Madam President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you on steering the presidency of the Council for the month of June and for convening this important debate on the last day of your presidency.
Since the last public meeting in the Council on the situation of the Middle East, including the Pal…
We align ourselves with the statement made by the Chairman of the Group of 77.
We are pleased that a development resolution has been adopted today by consensus. Development is a matter of high priority for developing countries. The resolution reiterates many commitments already made in the past, bu…
On behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I express the heartiest felicitations to Director General ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for having received the Nobel Peace Prize. That is well-deserved recognition of the vital work and important achievements of Mr. ElBaradei and o…
I wish to thank President Shi Jiuyong for presenting the report of the International Court of Justice (A/60/4) on its work during the past year. I also thank him for his briefing on the role and functioning of the Court.
Justice and rule of law are key to an orderly international society. The need …
For the third year running, this Assembly is jointly considering the progress in the implementation of and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the recommendations of the Secretary-General. We welcome this practice. It is in line with the long-held view,…
We thank the Secretary-General for his reports aimed at facilitating discussions on the interrelated subjects of follow-up to the Millennium Declaration and the outcomes of major United Nations conferences and summits.
Four years ago, when the Millennium Declaration was adopted, there was an aura o…
We are very happy to see you, Sir, chairing this very important meeting. It follows a very useful initiative taken on this issue by the Mexican presidency of the Security Council in April last year. We welcome the participation of the
Secretary-General and of the representatives of regional and sub…
We congratulate the Russian Federation on having assumed the chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), thank the outgoing Chairman, Ambassador Arias, for his outstanding contribution, and welcome Ambassador Rupérez, the new Executive Director of the CTC Executive Directorate (CTED).
We…
My delegation is taking the floor to place on record its position on the draft resolution adopted on item 127, “Human resources management”, as contained in document A/58/750.
The delegation of Pakistan regards the institutions of the family and marriage — as a union between a man and a woman — as …
Let me, too, join others in expressing appreciation for the hard work that you, Sir, your staff and the facilitators have done. This is truly a magnificent achievement after tremendous hard work.
I will briefly refer to two or three issues that my delegation has very strong feelings about.
We, lik…
I am speaking on behalf of Ambassador Munir Akram, who, due to another engagement, could not be here personally. The delegation of Pakistan welcomes the extension of the appointment of Mr. Ricupero.
Over the past four years, Mr. Ricupero has assiduously built up the stature and performance of the U…
I have taken the floor to explain Pakistan’s position on the draft resolution entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency” as contained in document A/57/L.14. My delegation has abstained on preambular paragraph 3 and operative paragraph 5.
The language of preambular paragraph 3 links…
At the outset, I must say that my delegation, like many other delegations, attaches great importance to the success of this special session. We are committed to its success, and we want to work together for its success.
We are indeed disappointed that we have begun in the first place to consider an item that was not on our agenda. As is clearly evident, the Journal does not show it, and we had to spend three hours discussing it. We could not even benefit from the legal advice. I do not know what the legal departmen…
We are happy that the Assembly is today adopting a number of draft resolutions and decisions that were so painstakingly finalized in the Fifth Committee, including the one just adopted.
I am taking the floor to point out that the resolution just adopted, as well as many others that we seek to adopt…
I will speak on behalf of Ambassador Shamshad Ahmad, who had to leave for Pakistan on official business. He would have wanted to make these remarks himself, in view of his deep involvement with issues related to peacekeeping, and in particular the topic before the Council today.
We would like to be…
