We thank Rwanda for convening this open debate on women and peace and security. Your presence here, Madam President, shows your country’s strong commitment to addressing the scourge of sexual violence in wars and in situations
of armed conflict. We welcome Vice-Minister Cho Tae-yul’s attendance at …
We welcome to the Security Council Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, and we commend you on presiding over today’s debate. We also thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Togo, Mr. Elliot Ohin, and Ambassador Tekeda Alemu of Ethiopia for their statements. We also thank…
We pay a rich and well-deserved tribute to Ambassador Peter Woolcott for his untiring efforts to lead the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty to success. Pakistan will vote in favour of draft resolution A/67/L.58 on the arms trade treaty (ATT). We will do so to demonstrate our s…
We welcome the presence of the honourable Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Council.
Pakistan fully supports the Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, which lays the foundation for durable peace in the region. We…
I thank the President for convening today’s debate. We thank the Permanent
Representative of Bangladesh for guiding the work of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2012. We extend our best wishes to the present Chair, the Permanent Representative of Croatia, for ca…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate. We thank the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Nigel Fisher, for his insightful briefing.
Pakistan fully supports efforts to move Haiti towards peace and progress, which is the collective objective of the Haitian …
Mr. President, we welcome your initiative in holding a Security Council debate on Afghanistan. We are grateful for the participation of Mr. Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, in today’s debate, and appreciate Ambassador Quinlan’s leadership of the Committee established pursuant to …
We thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for presenting the report on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and the Panel of Experts. Ambassador Quinlan has worked with ardour and brought new energy to the Committee. We also take note of the recent report of the Inte…
We welcome High Representative Baroness Ashton to the Security Council and thank her for her briefing on the European Union’s cooperation with the United Nations. We join Australia in congratulating the European Union on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
Pakistan and the European Union enjoy excelle…
We thank the Republic of Korea for organizing this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, a theme that is important for the Security Council and for the international community. Foreign Minister Kim’s decision to preside over the debate is a reflection of the Republic of Korea…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his briefing and for his able leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Pakistan has always supported and facilitated the work UNAMA. We are also encouraged by the positive feedback about Afghani…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abou Moussa, for his briefing and his important contribution as Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA). We support the important role of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa in addressin…
It is my privilege to participate in this very important debate. We appreciate the leadership provided by Emergency
Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos to the international humanitarian effort.
The Secretary-General’s report (A/67/89) mentions massive economic damage caused by last year’s natural disa…
We join other delegations in thanking Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his final 90-day report to the Council. We deeply appreciate his able stewardship of the Committee and his valuable contribution to its work.
We have taken note of the recent report (GOV/2012/55) of the International Atomic Energy A…
We welcome the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, to the Council and thank her for her briefing. We have taken careful note of the sixteenth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, submitted to the Security Council pursuant to resolu…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on a very important dimension of United Nations peacekeeping. We also thank Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, and Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Ms. Ameerah Haq, for their very useful briefings.…
We join others in commending Morocco for convening today’s ministerial meeting dedicated to the Sahel region. It is a timely initiative and will help maintain the international community’s focus on the challenges that the region is confronting. We thank Mr. Saad-Eddine El Othmani, Minister for Forei…
I join others in thanking Judge Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Joensen of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Jallow for their comprehensive statements. Our thanks also go to Ambassador Rosen…
Pakistan joins other Council members in thanking India for convening today’s important open debate on women and peace and security. The presidential statement on the subject (S/PRST/2012/23) is an expression of collective support
by all Council members for this common cause and of their strong comm…
Mr. President, we thank you for having organized this Security Council open debate on piracy. This is a timely and important initiative. The concept paper (S/2012/814, annex) prepared by the Indian delegation and the presidential statement (S/PRST/2012/24) address piracy in a holistic manner, enrich…
