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Kamal

lines on the record: 124
first: 1995-11-22
most recent: 2000-05-12
sittings or episodes: 13
sources: un-security-council

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“It was at that level that the Organization of the Islamic Conference decided not to have anybody sitting in the Afghanistan seat at its meetings. A statement was made about Pakistan's involvement in Afghanistan. We have said repeatedly that we have no favourites in Afghanistan. We are convinced that the Afghans themselves will be able to find peace and security in their country only through a broad-based dispensation. We know that those in this Chamber who claim to represent Afghanistan do not have de jure legitimacy. They were chosen as the result of a particular formula evolved in Islamabad by which they were given eight months, no more, to organize elections only. They did not do it.”
1997-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765Resumption1 (1997) · source
“I do not intend to respond to the statement that we have just heard, coming as it does from a person who has neither de facto control, nor de jure legitimacy within his own country. But it is, unfortunately, full of inaccuracies, which may, somehow, lead the Security Council to base its own decisions on false information. It is that information which needs to be put correctly on the record. I made the statement that the Organization of the Islamic Conference had decided to follow a "vacant seat" approach with regard to Afghanistan. That formula was used in the Jakarta meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and in the Islamabad meeting. Those were not ambassadorial-level meetings; they were at the ministerial level and above.”
1997-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765Resumption1 (1997) · source
“We would therefore urge the Security Council to remain actively seized of this matter until a satisfactory resolution is found to the crisis.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“We firmly believe that during the transitional period, Israel, as the occupying Power, remains duty-bound, under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to respect fully and implement the provisions of the Convention and relevant Security Council resolutions in the occupied Arab territories. Resolution 425 (1978), particularly, called for the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon and remains unimplemented almost 20 years down the line. The Government and the people of Pakistan are deeply concerned over this latest escalation of hostilities in Lebanon, which is seriously undermining the peace process. It is our understanding that these military actions are continuing, even as we speak here.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Pakistan deplores such objectives and condemns the targeting and killing of civilian populations. Pakistan has consistently affirmed that, in order to achieve a durable and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, it is vital that successful progress be simultaneously achieved in resolving the Israeli-Syrian and the Israeli- Lebanese conflicts. We share the view that unless these fundamental issues are also adequately addressed, peace will continue to elude the region. Throughout the Middle East conflict, Pakistan has consistently endorsed the point of view that Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978) continue to provide a viable and just framework for the resolution of the problems of the Middle East and Palestine.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“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 injuries to innocent civilians. We find this extension of the conflict reprehensible and deplorable and call for all such acts to cease. The escalation of hostilities is neither justifiable nor in keeping with the objective of attaining a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. As already conveyed in detail by the Permanent Representative of Lebanon, these aggressive actions committed by the Israeli authorities are only exacerbating tensions and resulting in the deaths of even more innocent civilians.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“The Security Council and the elaborate apparatus of the United Nations should therefore keep a sustained and sustainable interest and involvement in lingering and festering disputes. The implosion in Somalia had hurt the Somali economy and polity very deeply. The scars left by the civil war must, of course, be healed by the Somalis themselves, but with the assistance of the international community. We should not write off States with serious internal problems as failed States; they need our constant support until they become fully functional and operational.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“The maintenance of peace and security is the permanent responsibility of the United Nations. If peace breaks down in one part of the world, the breakdown cannot be cauterized by ignoring it. Local or national conflicts have the potential of threatening regional and international peace and security. The United Nations therefore cannot afford to put serious problems on the back burner or on an autopilot: this kind of passive crisis management can be not only a betrayal of the United Nations own mandate, but will also lead to bloodier and costlier conflicts and strife. The United Nations should not suspend its own mechanisms of good offices, arbitration or mediation once the spotlight on a crisis is switched off.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“Pakistan paid an unacceptably high price in Somalia with the death of 32 of its peace-keepers, but we stood firm in our solidarity with the international community in order to achieve the greater objective of preserving peace and security in that country. We will continue to support our Somali brethren in their effort to initiate a process of reconstruction and rehabilitation. Pakistan urges the Security Council to demonstrate its credibility by taking effective and a positive steps to boost its role of mediation and arbitration in Somalia, and in all other places where disputes are taking a heavy toll of human life and property, honour and dignity. The most important of all these elements is the resolve of peoples to determine their future according to their own free will.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“We need to furnish answers to the following questions: have the goals set forth before the withdrawal of United Nations peace- keeping forces been achieved? Have the people been allowed to determine their own destiny without fear? Are people of Somalia leading their lives according to their own free will? Have the devastated buildings, hospitals and schools been rebuilt? Has the widespread devastation been replaced by the greater level of economic activity that prevailed before 1992? And, has a government of national reconciliation been formed? If the answer to these questions is in the negative, then the Security Council should not abandon Somalia at such a critical juncture in its history: the United Nations agenda of ensuring a decent and harmonious life for the people of Somalia still remains unfinished.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“This sense of insecurity has not only hampered the scope of international humanitarian assistance, but has also created numerous logistical difficulties for the personnel of the non-governmental organizations. The international humanitarian organizations are also facing serious problems with the local administrations. The building of military bases by various warlords can bring only misery to the people of Somalia, especially after the assassination of a noted peace activist, Mr. Elman Ali Mohammad, and particularly if the ongoing negotiations for reconciliation fail. It is almost a year now since the last peace-keepers left Somalia. Against the backdrop of all information received from various agencies, the Security Council needs to review the situation in Somalia.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“It was hoped that, after the withdrawal of United Nations forces, the various political factions would work towards national reconciliation in order to restore peace, provide security for the people of Somalia in general and foreigners in particular, and bring about socio-economic development. However, the situation prevailing today, which is still characterized by slow economic activity, by disease and by widespread malnutrition affecting women and children, reminds us of Somalia's tragic history. The shooting of a representative of an Italian non- governmental organization indicated once again that foreign nationals working in Somalia were not safe.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“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 political adviser to the Secretary-General and presented in his briefing to the Security Council, does not present a rosy picture at all. After the withdrawal of United Nations peace-keeping forces, the prospects for reconciliation between General Aidid's, Mr. Ali Mahdi's and the other warring factions had improved.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“Now that our hopes have been raised, we shall all be closely watching the actual process of implementation of the accords in order to sustain the momentum for peace. Let us also hope that we and our civilization will not be put to such tests again in future.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Some heinous crimes must not go unpunished. The principle of international prosecution, established and reaffirmed during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, should not be scuttled. Those responsible for inflicting grievous harm to hundreds of thousands of people must face the consequences of their crimes. We, the people of Pakistan, will continue to stand by our Bosnian brothers and sisters, as we have consistently done in the past. We shall continue to contribute to the success of peace-keeping efforts in Bosnia. We shall stand in support of the international community as the firm guarantor of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a test for our civilization. Our reaction was perfunctory and dilatory.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Pakistan consistently demanded the lifting of the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina to enable it to exercise collective self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. When the time came for facilitating peace, we offered our troops for peace-keeping in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We believe that no nation should be victimized because of its small size. We feel that no peoples should be brutalized because of their ethnic origin. We believe that no nation should be denied its right to self-determination and its right to wage a legitimate struggle for its liberation. This is a time for reconciliation now. This is a time for healing deep scars. This is a time for forgetting differences, and building peace for all people involved in the conflict. Some wounds, however, can never be healed.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“The United Nations must find ways and means to activate its roles of mediation and arbitration for conflict prevention. Once a conflict has erupted, the United Nations should make strong interventions through the full use of peace-keeping and the enforcement of collective security. Pakistan has always taken a principled position on the situation in the former Yugoslavia. The hearts of the people of Pakistan went out to a small nation in Europe battling against a frenzied aggression launched by the Serbs. It was a question of morality, of international law and of the very concept of peaceful coexistence. Outraged at the unbridled aggression, Pakistan extended unqualified moral and political support to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Countries with a global outreach cannot afford to adopt an apolitical approach towards conflicts threatening regional or global peace and security. The erroneous belief that global security can be subcontracted to regional or subregional organizations is intrinsically flawed, as it implicitly presupposes that members of a particular region are roughly equal to each other in size as well as economically and militarily. In reality this is not so. The doctrine would benefit regional Powers, while smaller countries would be placed at a disadvantage. Some recent events would vindicate this view. We feel that the United Nations will have to undertake a massive exercise in introspection and self-criticism to adjust to the new realities.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Only when the major Powers and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization decided to resolve the conflict through all means did we witness the first concrete steps towards a mitigation of the suffering of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pakistan, along with many other countries, repeatedly urged that such robust military action should have been undertaken right at the outset. Had that been done, and had the unjust arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina been lifted then, perhaps the Agreement of today would have seen the light of day earlier and much pain, suffering and shame would have been averted. The conflict in the former Yugoslavia has driven home another grim reality: that global Powers cannot subcontract their responsibilities to regional actors.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“The fact was that it was given neither a strong mandate nor adequate resources to enforce collective security in the former Yugoslavia, in pursuance of the United Nations Charter. The crisis in the former Yugoslavia has also demonstrated that, despite our experimentation with a democratic version of multilateral diplomacy, the major global Powers played the most crucial and decisive part in a meaningful progression towards the resolution of the conflict. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was literally hamstrung by a plethora of United Nations resolutions denying the Bosnians their right to collective self-defence and imposing a weak sanctions regime against Serbia-Montenegro.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“It has demonstrated that procrastination and prevarication in the face of aggression can encourage aggressors and pose an even greater threat to peace and security. It has also demonstrated that the United Nations, despite its evolution over the past five decades, does not quite have the capacity to handle such crises with the necessary speed, efficiency and effectiveness. There is no doubt that the humanitarian interventions by the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina were prompted by very noble intentions. Our actual performance, however, was marred by delay, infighting and indecision. While this was happening, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina were being killed by the score every day. We know that the United Nations was not apathetic to the plight of the trapped Bosnians.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“After the Second World War and the establishment of the United Nations, we deluded ourselves into believing that we had seen the last of the crimes of genocide and "ethnic cleansing". We thought, perhaps too complacently, that the forces of racism and xenophobia would never strike with the same ferocity as they had during the Second World War. Yet, in the full glare of the media and despite constant monitoring by the international community, the Serbian aggressors chose to exterminate a whole nation through "ethnic cleansing", aggression, massive killings and the most egregious crimes against humanity. The holocaust in Bosnia and Herzegovina is an object lesson for international politics and diplomacy. It has demonstrated that the international community has to be constantly vigilant in stemming and actively opposing aggression.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“We also hope that it will guarantee once and for all the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the State of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This Agreement should facilitate a process for the return of millions of refugees and displaced persons to their homes in dignity and honour. We hope that the broader consideration of peace will not eclipse the effective prosecution of the war criminals. We hope that the international community will contribute generously to the reconstruction of the war-devastated economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Finally, we hope that this Agreement will bring smiles to the faces of millions of Bosnian men, women and children who have been victimized and traumatized by an unjust war. The tragedy in Bosnia and Herzegovina unfolded before our eyes.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Since this is the first time I am addressing the Security Council under your presidency, Sir, let me congratulate you on the assumption of your high office. I am confident that, under your talented and able guidance, the Council will be able to fulfil its responsibilities successfully. I would also like to express my admiration for your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, for the excellent manner in which he conducted the affairs of the Council. We welcome the Peace Agreement signed between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. On this occasion, we pay tribute to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who have remained steadfast in the face of untold miseries and horrors inflicted on them. We hope that this Agreement will bring stability to all the States concerned.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source