I thank the President for convening this very important debate of the General Assembly this morning. From the attendance here, one can be absolutely sure that peace does not have as large a following in the Assembly as the elections did a few days ago, when there was only standing room here. And of …
I would like to begin, Mr. President, by extending my sincere felicitations on the successful Turkish presidency of the Security Council and on your able guidance of the Council’s work during this month. I will also compliment the Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is here, and the Special Rep…
I take the floor as we complete two days of hearing from all our friends around the world.
When on 28 July we started sounding out Members here as to the unfolding catastrophe in Pakistan, we were very worried, as there was scepticism, and initial responses spoke more of a trust deficit than of act…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting, although normally at this time of year we look forward to a more in-depth exchange. And, while welcoming all the bemedalled gentlemen and officers sitting in this Chamber, I would like to have seen a more interactive format. But perhaps that c…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We always appreciate your country’s stand on the issue of Afghanistan and, of course, the importance of discussing the Secretary-General’s quarterly report, which seems to have become traditional.
I would like to thank …
I would like to extend my felicitations to you, Madam, on presiding over this meeting. We would also like to thank the President for organizing this high-level meeting of the General Assembly on transnational organized crime on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention a…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this debate on the Secretary-General’s report on human security (A/64/701). We thank the Secretary-General for putting it before this Hall and, of course, following in my Indian colleague’s footsteps, we recognize the immense contribution …
May I express appreciation for the successful Gabonese presidency of
the Security Council. I should also like to thank Alain Le Roy for presenting the Secretary-General’s report (S/2010/127) and my dear friend Zahir Tanin, who sits so patiently through every meeting, hearing everything that can pos…
May I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency for this month, representing a major Power in the area.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Kai Eide for the briefings given this morning in this Chamber. Specifically, my delegation would like to thank you for convening …
In many ways, today is an important milestone in the history of the world and human rights, and for this Assembly, it should be — and I repeat, it should be — a very important day. Looking at the sort of participation and lack of Permanent Representatives here today, I must say it does not seem to b…
It is my privilege to participate in this important debate on strengthening the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations. Today, natural disasters aggravated by climate change affect more people than humanitarian emergencies caused by conflicts or internal st…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this thematic debate on the responsibility to protect (R2P) and the Secretary-General for presenting his report (A/63/677).
This is the first time since the adoption of the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1) that we, the States M…
All day, we have had the pleasure of hearing many countries state their intent with regard to Afghanistan. At this time in the evening, it must be said that Ambassador Tanin has done a great job, as evidenced in the immense feeling of goodwill that has been expressed throughout this meeting for him …
Pakistan welcomes the practice of holding this joint debate on two interrelated and important items on the Assembly’s agenda. To begin, Sir, let me, through you, congratulate President d’Escoto Brockmann on assuming the Chair and thank him for all his efforts in bringing this matter before the membe…
My delegation had wished to raise a point in connection with draft resolution A/63/L.26; unfortunately, Sir, you did not see me ask for the floor in time.
In operative paragraph 4 of the draft resolution — and this is a minor addition from the developing countries’ point of view — we would have req…
It is my privilege to participate in this important debate on strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. We thank the Secretary-General for his various reports under agenda item 65. Pakistan wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the rep…
Today is indeed an auspicious day, as the world gathers to speak on a topic that for long has been ignored and has not received its due share of world attention. I speak of the ongoing war and travesty in Afghanistan for the past 30 to 35 years and the unimaginable pain and suffering of a nation tha…
Pakistan welcomes the convening of the high-level meeting on the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action. We view this process and its outcome as an important step towards meaningfully addressing the special needs and concerns of landlocked developing States. We are confident that this time…
