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Masood Khan

lines on the record: 628
first: 2012-10-15
most recent: 2015-01-30
sittings or episodes: 95
sources: un-security-council

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“In the meantime, attacks on schools and hospitals should cease, and schools should never be allowed to be used for military purposes. That should also be made part ofmilitary planning and training. The protection of children should also be made an integral part of peace negotiations and agreements. Peacekeeping missions have an important role to play in the protection of children in situations of armed conflict. It is therefore essential that peacekeeping missions receive the necessary training and requisite resources to effectively perform that critical task. As one of the largrest troop-contributing countries, Pakistan welcomes the recommendations on specific operational predeployment and in-mission training of peacekeeping troops.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“As you said in your remarks, Madam President, persistent perpetrators of violence against children must be identified and brought to justice through national judicial systems and, where applicable, through the use of international justice mechanisms. To that end, investigative and prosecutorial capacities should be strengthened at all levels. We endorse the Secretary-General's key message. The ultimate goal is to ensure that no child is ever, anywhere associated with parties to conflict. In that context, we welcome the dialogue with non-State armed groups that has led to public statements and command orders to prohibit the recruitment and use of children. The United Nations advocacy strategy should include ways to convince the commanders and ideologues of armed groups not to indoctrinate children to participate in conflicts.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“The commendable work done by the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and the regular monitoring, reporting, listing of the parties, and action plans have all helped. Thousands of children have been demobilized, rehabilitated and reintegrated into socities. And yet, the scourge continues. Pakistan supports the Children, Not Soldiers campaign, launched by the Special Representative and UNICEF to end the recruitment and use of children by Government security forces by 2016. Progress through that innovative campaign is assured because of its emphasis on priority activities, road maps, benchmarks, deadlines and a review, as well as the active participation of listed States. The donor community should step forward at this point to fill the funding gaps.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Wars and conflicts leave deep psychotraumatic scars on their tender minds. Pakistan condemns the recruitment and use of children in conflicts. We call on all parties to the conflict - States and non-State armed groups 4 to stop forthwith violations of children's rights and prevent their recurrence. In the past 15 years, because ofthe Council's resolute efforts and the Secretary-General's effective outreach, significant progress has been made in protecting children's rights. The theme of children and armed conflict has been mainstreamed into the Council's work so effectively that it is now cited as a good example of proficiency. Comprehensive norms and standards have been developed.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“We thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. We also appreciate the insightful briefings given today by various briefers, and commend Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui's determined efforts to protect the rights of the children trapped in conflicts. The statistics on the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts are chilling. The United Nations has documented more than 4,000 cases in 2013. But the Secretary-General's report (S/2014/339) says that thousands more children are believed to have been recruited and used. What is more, impunity for grave and consistent violations of children's rights is rampant. Children continue to be killed, maimed, abducted and subjected to sexual violence.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Many decisions impinging on peace and security, especially those involving major Powers, are taken outside the Council. It is therefore important for those Powers to use the full cycle of early warning, conflict prevention and crisis management to avoid a descent into a new Cold War or the exacerbation of tensions. A timely agreement between major Powers on solutions for Syria and Ukraine, for instance, could have averted the escalation of those conflicts. Finally, the Security Council's efforts to prevent conflicts will lack credibility if its resolutions are implemented selectively. The Council's resolutions on long-standing issues await attention and implementation, while the Council takes on new issues. The Council should uphold the international rule of law.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“But we urge the Council to make full use of the preventive diplomacy tools at its disposal under Chapter VI - especially mediation, arbitration, judicial settlement, inquiry, the involvement of regional organizations and the good offices of the Secretary General - to defuse tensions and to resolve conflicts that are simmering just below the surface but threaten to explode. The Council has little appetite for Conflicts that are not news-driven. We would suggest that the Secretary- General conduct quiet diplomacy, rather than Council members. For its part, the Council can appoint special envoys and special representatives who can pursue such diplomacy on its behalf. The Council's preventive missions should be properly mandated and pursued to enhance the objectives of building confidence and finding solutions. The Council is not omnipotent.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“At the same time, the Council should avoid activism in situations where parties are in a position to handle and resolve their differences or where regional mechanisms can play a more effective role. The Council should not inadvertently become an instrument for igniting or fuelling crises. After hostilities have already broken out, such as in Gaza, the Council's responsibility increases many fold to intercede and intervene to stop further deterioration. Passivity or a hands-off approach in the face of a raging crisis should not be an option. In the recent past, there has been a growing tendency in the Council to adopt resolutions under Chapter VII. The Council feels that its action is not important enough ifit has not done so. Some situations do require immediate action under Chapter VII.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“Preventive action is effective if it is taken at an early stage, has a long- term human rights and humanitarian perspective and is geared towards addressing root causes. Peace and security and sustainable development should not be separated, because both processes are mutually reinforcing. The success of prevention would be ensured through a well-coordinated participation of multiple actors and entities, especially regional and subregional organizations. Prevention should never become a pretext for interventionism. Preventive diplomacy does not mean preventive deployment or peace enforcement. We like your statement, Mr. President, that the Council should serve as "a smoke detector, not just a fire extinguisher." Conflicts should not be brought to the Council's table only after they have already erupted.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“For conflict prevention, the Organization and this body, the Security Council, derive authority from the Charter of the United Nations to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, suppress acts of aggression, uphold the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples and promote international economic and social cooperation. This, then, is the full context of preventive diplomacy. From experience, we have learned that the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflict prevention are closely related. States themselves bear the primary responsibility for preventing conflict - if necessary, with the help of the United Nations.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“An independent, viable and geographically contiguous Palestinian State, on the basis of the pre- 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, living side by side with Israel, is the only way to guarantee peace and stability in the region. We call on the Security Council to act by adopting a resolution that would call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, halt Israeli air, ground and naval offensives, and remove Israeli forces from Gaza. The Security Council should play its role in ending the blockade of Gaza and opening its border and in the release of Palestinian prisoners. As diplomatic efforts continue, we call for humanitarian pauses to help those who are badly wounded and those stranded in temporary shelters. The children and women of Gaza are crying for help.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Israeli atrocities amount to genocide and has demanded that the world stop that aggression. President Barack Obama has said, "we do not want to see any more civilians killed". The international diplomacy initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of State John Kerry and the Egyptian leadership must be intensified. One of the reasons for the recent escalation of violence is the collapse of the peace process. We endorse the Secretary-General's message to Israelis and Palestinians: stop fighting, start talking and take on the root causes of the conflict. As we work for an end to the hostilities, efforts must also be made to revive the peace talks. The Middle East cannot have enduring peace without a two-State solution.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“The people of Gaza are in an open prison in the best of circumstances. Now they are getting killed in their prison. Violence begets violence, and peace engenders peace. The relentless bloodshed must be stopped and peace talks initiated. Both sides should cease fire and give diplomatic efforts a chance to succeed. No initiative for a ceasefire should be spurned, because a cessation of hostilities will save lives instantly, although the recent trauma will haunt the region for years. Missiles and rockets should go silent. Let people start talking and listening to each other. This spiral must be arrested. Pakistan condemns the Israeli aggression. People in Pakistan have expressed their solidarity with the entrapped and embattled people of Gaza through protests, rallies and resolutions.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“The Palestinians, who do not have a standing army, are being pummelled by one of the most modern and sophisticated military machines. There is no proportionality. The asymmetry could not be more glaring. And yet, military muscle offers no solution. All sides must overcome their existential fears and build trust. The parties must cease fire and move to the negotiating chambers. We understand the complexity of the situation and the political and strategic rebalancing involved. And yet, the human mind cannot reconcile itself to the continuation of killings that could be stopped. The Council has acted swiftly, and also decisively, from time to time on Syria, Libya, Yemen, the Central African Republic, Mali and Ukraine. People all around the world wonder why on Gaza it has been able to produce only a press statement or elements for the press.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“Today is a sad day. The killings in Gaza during the past 15 days have been taking place under the media spotlight. The collective punishment of the citizens of Gaza is being recorded live. Innocent, non-combatant and unarmed Palestinian men, women and children are being mowed down. One quarter of those killed are children, and three quarters civilians. Death is coming to them from the sky, from the water and from land. Their chastisement is complete and definitive. Nobody can help them. The world street is appalled and angry. It cannot believe that neither the Security Council, nor the most powerful nations on Earth nor influential regional organizations cannot stop the carnage in Gaza. It is not really war, because one side is mighty and well-armed and the other side is ill-equipped and using some projectiles.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“Finally, I thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin for the very insightful, forward-looking and constructive statement he delivered this morning.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of recent flash floods and landslides in Afghanistan. Pakistan sent three planes loaded with relief supplies for the people stricken by the massive landslide on 2 May in Badakhshan. Afghanistan remains vulnerable to recurrent sudden and slow onset disasters. As pointed out by the Secretary-General, the United Nations should help Afghanistan develop a risk reduction and risk management strategy. We admire and commend the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Kubis, for his effective, sensitive and results-oriented leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. I also thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Yury Fedotov, for his briefing this morning.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“Allegations made by Kabul from time to time against cross-border shelling from the Pakistani side are exaggerated and misinformed. When our forces come under heavy attack by terrorists from across the border, we act in self-defence. We have launched a comprehensive operation, Zarb-e-Azb, to deliver a fatal blow to foreign and local terrorists hiding in our tribal areas. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while addressing the Parliament on 16 June, said that we have started the operation to make Pakistan a land of peace. Through those operations we would purge selected areas of militants and terrorists, dismantle terrorist entities and networks and establish the full writ of the State. The operations in north Waziristan should not be a cause for concern for the Government of Afghanistan but a source of strength for it.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“Pakistan and Afghanistan agree that terrorism and violent extremism pose a grave threat to our two countries. We must fight the scourge together. In that context, border management and border security are an abiding concern and priority. Our Chief of Army Staff, General Rahid Sharif, visited Kabul to discuss with his counterpart the security situation in Afghanistan, ISAF drawdown and ways to enhance bilateralism, with particular emphasis on better coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Pakistan and Afghanistan must not allow non-State actors to influence their relationship. Because of the fluid situation along the border, it is important to have more frequent and real-time communication between military and intelligence agencies to address mutual concerns and build trust.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“In order to enhance regional connectivity, as well as trade and energy flows, Pakistan supports transregional projects, including the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan- Pakistan-India gas pipeline and infrastructure development. Their success clearly depends on stability in Afghanistan. Pakistan-Afghanistan relations continue to be marked by contacts and communication at the highest level. President Mamnoon Hussain, who visited Kabul last March, along with President Karzai, underlined that the people of our two countries would tap the vast potential for progress and prosperity. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has met with President Karzai four times in the past year, is pursuing his vision of a peaceful neighbourhood and stable and cooperative relations with Afghanistan.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“The international community must step forward to help quicken the pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees and the United Nations should assist the Afghan Government in creating pull factors. Pakistan is one of the victims of the opiates trafficked from Afghanistan. We are glad that the Afghan Government has intensified its counter- narcotics campaign by conducting targeted operations, dismantling laboratories, seizing illicit drugs and eradicating opium poppy cultivation on hundreds of hectares of land. Yet we realize that the overall pace has slowed down and that we have a long way to go. Pakistan, in collaboration with Afghanistan and Iran as part of the Triangular Initiative, will continue to work for more stringent drugs control and border management. Peace in Afghanistan has a direct bearing on regional economic cooperation.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“The reconstruction efforts must focus on policies that would stimulate growth and investment, create jobs and facilitate the rehabilitation of refugees. Pakistan continues to host 3 million registered or unregistered Afghan refugees. We have been bearing the burden of an even higher number of refugees for the past 34 years. According to the Secretary-General, the registered 1.6 million refugees alone represent the world's largest protracted refugee population. In April, Pakistan and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched a solutions strategy for the sustainable return and reintegration of Afghan refugees. Recently, there has been a sharp decrease, of about 64 per cent, in the return ofrefugees.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“They should not leave any security vacuums and no one should harbour ambitions to fill such vacuums. The world had to pay a heavy price for the precipitous withdrawals in the 1990s. A repeat of that precedent would be more costly to peace and security. There are forecasts of an economic downturn as the war economy, we hope, changes into a peace economy. The Secretary-General has cautioned that the decrease in the physical presence of foreign troops should not lead to a decrease in development assistance. The misperception that Afghanistan was being abandoned must be rectified. The international community has a responsibility to avert a large-scale economic recession in Afghanistan, which could lead to unemployment, displacement and a greater reliance on the illicit economy.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“The people of Afghanistan realize that the political transition will not deliver its full dividends until a lasting political settlement is worked out through an inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan- owned reconciliation process. Pakistan is committed to facilitating that process. While acknowledging the professional strengths that the Afghan National Security Forces have been gathering over the years, both the Secretary-General and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have warned that the Security Forces will need support beyond 2014 to ensure their Viability and sustainability. The ongoing security, political and economic transitions in Afghanistan must not be thwarted or derailed. The projected drawdowns should be prudent and responsible.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“It is the aspiration of the people of Afghanistan to resolve differences within the framework of the Afghan Constitution and laws. We agree with Special Representative of the Secretary- General Kubis that it is indeed a time for engagement and statesmanship. For its part, Pakistan took a series of steps to support a free, peaceful and secure electoral process in Afghanistan. We bolstered security along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border by deploying additional troops, enhancing communications vigilance and aerial surveillance and increasing patrols. Pakistan has no favourites. Afghans are a proud people and masters of their own destiny. We respect the democratic choice of the people of Afghanistan and look forward to working with the next leader.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“We congratulate the people of Afghanistan on having successfully conducted two rounds of presidential elections. Those landmark elections should deepen democracy, bring the first step of a democratic transfer of power and move the country towards peace and stability. It is a defining moment for Afghanistan and the region. Afghanistan's political continuity and national reconciliation, as well as its security and economic transitions, clearly hinge on a smooth democratic transition. Afghan institutions now have an historic obligation to take the electoral process towards its logical end. It is time to build trust, complete the task at hand and usher in a new era in the history of Afghanistan. We believe that the Afghan elections are an internal affair, led by Afghan institutions.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7208 (2014) · source
“It should enhance its matchmaking role by mapping assistance needs and working as a clearinghouse between assistance providers and recipients. As the Committee promotes universal reporting and implementation, assistance and capacity-building will serve as anchors for such activities. Pakistan supports efforts to promote cooperation and coordination among the subsidiary bodies of the Council and their respective expert groups. This objective is best advanced when joint activities are conducted in close consultation with all Council members and are consistent with the mandate and nature of the work of each subsidiary body and expert group.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“In Islamabad in October 2013, Pakistan hosted the seventh regional workshop for judges, prosecutors and police officers in South Asia on effectively countering terrorism. Pakistan fully supports the shared goal of preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors. The 1540 Committee has been a strong catalyst in preventing proliferation. It supports many treaty regimes and, even without being a treaty regime, ensures compliance through voluntary measures. We support the measures taken by the 1540 Committee and its experts in such areas as awareness- raising, outreach, implementation assistance and capacity-building. The Committee plays an important part in mobilizing assistance.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“The Al-Qaida sanctions regime needs a more effective, targeted and evidence-based approach. It should use clear, fair and transparent procedures. The Ombudsperson's good work should be emulated in all other sanctions regimes and her role expanded to delisting issues. A large number of recommendations made by the Ombudsperson have led to the delisting of individuals and entities, clearly indicating that the Committee's listing process needs to be streamlined. The Counter-Terrorism Committee efforts to build the capacities of States are very helpful. We particularly appreciate the focus of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate on assets freezes, the prosecution of terrorism cases, and seminars and workshops on specific themes it has held in various regions.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“Pakistan has adopted a comprehensive approach that emphasizes the importance of development, dialogue and deterrence. If we are to attain sustainable solutions, we need to intensify our efforts to resolve festering conflicts and crises that spawn extremism. A comprehensive approach at the international level is also required to address the immediate issue of violence, as well as its root causes. The response of the international community has to be comprehensive, long-term and multi-pronged; it must involve dialogue among civilizations, economic development, cultural harmony, dispute resolution and political settlements. Al-Qaida has changed in many ways. Self- radicalized individuals have made the prevention of terrorism more difficult. Terrorists now use electronic safe havens to host websites for inspiration and training.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“We thank the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism for their comprehensive briefings today. We appreciate the coordination between the three Committees and the efforts being made by them to promote dialogue and transparency with Member States. Pakistan strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes. Terrorism and extremism should not be associated with any religion, race, ethnicity, faith, value system, culture of society.”
2014-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7184 (2014) · source
“As a party to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, Pakistan has enacted an anti-money laundering law, established a financial monitoring unit in the State Bank of Pakistan to track suspicious financial transactions, and frozen hundreds of bank accounts. Pakistan has engaged international export control regimes. Pakistan fully qualifies to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, where we can share our experiences and expertise and benefit from the good practices of other States. As we revive our economy, we look to international cooperation and assistance for nuclear energy under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Our national detection architecture includes the use of detection devices at several entry and exit points, as well as other random checkpoints to deter, detect and prevent the illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials. We have also established a centre of excellence that conducts specialized courses in nuclear security, physical protection, material control and accounting, transport security and personnel reliability. Our Parliament is considering a bill to strengthen and streamline our legislative and regulatory regime to meet our obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention. Our national authority for implementation of Pakistan's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention has been in place since 2000. Pakistan works closely with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in that field.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“The legislative, regulatory, administrative and enforcement measures of that regime are on a par with the standards followed by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime and the Australia Group. Our export control regime has an elaborate institutional set-up compromising a dedicated Strategic Export Control Division, an oversight board and a standing inter-agency coordination mechanism. The Strategic Export Control Division has twice notified and published national control lists, making them enforceable by Pakistani customs and other relevant agencies. Those lists, revised last in 2011, are classified on the basis of the European Union's integrated system.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“To broaden the base of ownership and deepen cooperation, the Committee should organize an annual, open and interactive briefing in New York. It is also advisable to enhance the Committee's cooperation and coordination with the Councils' subsidiary bodies, as well as with international, regional and subregional organizations. The possibility of non-State actors acquiring or using WMDs is a shared concern. Pakistan, as part of international efforts to address that contemporary challenge, has contributed constructively to advancing the aims ofresolution 1540 (2004), including during our last two terms on the Security Council. Pakistan has put in place a comprehensive export control regime.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“The 1540 Committee's immediate challenge is to persuade some two dozen States to file initial implementation reports. The Committee plays an important part in mobilizing assistance. It should enhance its match-making role by mapping assistance needs and working as a clearing house between assistance providers and recipients. The Committee and its Group of Experts could focus even more sharply on outreach, awareness-raising and complementarity. Increasing awareness and encouraging action in the field of emerging cyberthreats, as well as advances in chemical agents and synthetic biology, should be given priority. In those areas, Governments, industry and research and academic institutions should work together.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“Enjoying the support of the wide membership, the resolution has placed the United Nations at the centre of the non-proliferation effort. The 1540 Committee has been a strong catalyst in preventing proliferation. It supports many treaty regimes and, even without being a treaty regime itself, ensures compliance through voluntary measures. The Committee has worked closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and is becoming an essential tool for the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, its 2005 amendment and the International Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. The three nuclear security summits have recognized the key role being played by the 1540 Committee to strengthen nuclear security.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“We thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson for his briefing this morning. We also thank Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se for presiding over today's Council meeting and commend Ambassador Oh Joon for his very effective leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Resolution 1540 (2004) establishes obligations on States to enact and enforce effective measures to prevent and suppress the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons to non-State actors. Over the past decade, it has filled a gap in international law to prevent non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, helped create an elaborate architecture of national laws, regulations and administrative measures, and raised awareness about the complex nature of the threat we face.”
2014-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7169 (2014) · source
“The Secretary-General has informed us that combatants in Syria are not heeding this body's decision to give humanitarian aid unfettered access. As a result, some 300,000 Syrians trapped in conflict zones continue to be deprived of basic food and medicine. Worst of all, the Geneva talks are in a state of limbo. We call on all parties to the conflict in Syria, and on nations that have special relations with them, to come back to the negotiating table to find a long- term political solution that respects the aspirations of all Syrians. We also call on the parties to honour the decisions taken by the Council in its resolution 2139 (2014) on humanitarian access. Syria should not be pushed to the back burner because of other pressing issues. Finally, we condemn terrorist attacks in Syria, including those that took place today.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We welcome the progress made so far in removing and destroying chemical weapons in Syria and appreciate the cooperation extended by the Syrian Government to the joint mission of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. We back Ms. Sigrid Kaag's call for the removal of all chemical weapons from Syria. While we share her concern over reports about the use of chlorine gas as a weapon, the best course of action is to investigate the reports about the use of toxic chemicals to establish the facts beyond a shadow of a doubt. Let us not forget that every day conventional weapons cause far more casualties than chemical weapons. Killings are increasing and the number of refugees and displaced persons is going up.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We call for a moratorium on settlements, the release of detainees, a recommitment to meaningful and substantive dialogue, and the lifting of the blockade in Gaza. It is important that tensions be reduced and that minimal trust be built for the early resumption of talks. Peace, security, stability and sustainable economic development in the Middle East depend directly on the creation of an independent, viable and contiguous State of Palestine, based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, living side by side with Israel, and with both sides recognizing each other's legitimate rights. Israel must also withdraw from all Arab territories, including Lebanon and the Syrian Golan. Let me now turn to Syria.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The flare-up in Gaza last month and again last week gave a glimpse of what a complete break-down might lead to. That said, dialogue for the sake of dialogue, without the political will and commitment to make difficult choices, is neither desirable nor conducive to peace in the region. Pakistan condemns the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israeli extremists. The annexation of Palestinian lands by the Israeli occupation forces is illegal. The debate in the Israeli Knesset on annexing Al-Haram Al-Sharif and provocative actions, such as the disruption of Easter celebrations, undermine peace, heighten tensions and further destabilize the region. Pakistan supports continued supervision by the Islamic Waqf of the Muslim and Christian holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem, with a special role assigned to Jordan.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Talks, we would like to believe, are halted, not abandoned. We welcome the Palestinian initiative to forge national unity. The talks between Palestine and Israel are also a priority because without the peace process there will be no lasting peace and stability. We agree with Secretary Kerry's conclusion that leaders have to make the compromises to forge ahead. The difficult issues of final border arrangements, settlements and release of prisoners will not be resolved away from the negotiating table. That is the inexorable logic of the two-State solution. Pakistan calls for urgent steps to resuscitate and renew the stalled peace talks. The considerable time and political capital invested in the process should not be frittered away. The cost of failure is huge.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“We thank Special Coordinator Mr. Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing this morning. We meet here as ominous developments have taken place in the Middle East. The atmosphere has once again become toxic. Israel has halted peace talks. Apparently, that ends United States Secretary of State John Kerry's nine-month peace initiative. Israel is pondering economic sanctions against Palestine. That would definitely worsen the economic plight of the Palestinian people. Palestine has announced that it is considering all options to respond to the Israeli decision to sever contact for talks. Palestinians have decided to give priority to reconciliation and national unity. This hiatus should not be treated as irreversible or a point of no return. It should be seen as a pause and a time for introspection.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Today's debate complements the thematic debate organized last week by the President of the General Assembly on ensuring stable and peaceful societies. Last week's debate of the intergovernmental negotiations process, on the relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council also underscored the importance of synergy and coordination between the two bodies. The crux of those debates was that the Security Council and the General Assembly must work in tandem. We fully endorse that view.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“Conscious efforts should be made for early engagement of the national stakeholders to promote national ownership of security sector reform and its internalization. The United Nations and international support must correspond to the host country's priorities. Our debate's focus today is better implementation of SSR mandates and objectives. Implementation suffers due to a lack of timely and adequate resources. Pakistan supports the call to prioritize SSR processes in the missions so that they get the strategic and political attention as well as adequate and predictable resources for sustainable SSR. Along with infrastructure, training and equipment for SSR, attention should also be given to institutional oversight and governance.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“The General Assembly and its Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations directly contribute to policy formulation and guidance for implementation. The United Nations needs strong partnerships across the spectrum to enhance the performance of security sectors. In that context, Pakistan welcomes the growing consultation and cooperation among the Security Council, the African Union and subregional organizations. The United Nations should also deepen its partnerships with international and regional financial institutions to make SSR more resilient and self-sustaining. There is also the political imperative to have an inclusive SSR process that establishes the legitimacy and acceptability of State institutions.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“A professional, effective and accountable security sector lays the foundation for durable peace, conflict resolution, development and a prevention of a relapse into conflict. We believe that United Nations system-wide institutionalization and responsibility for the security sector should be strengthened. We should build on capacities both in the field and at Headquarters to fully exploit the United Nations comparative advantages. SSR should be conceived and implemented in the overall framework of the rule of law, a viable and transformative security sector that enjoys the confidence of the populations and is responsive to their needs is key to successful transition and exit strategies. The United Nations peacebuilding architecture has an important complementary role in promoting SSR objectives.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161Resumption1 (2014) · source
“We, too, can testify that United Nations- led efforts have dramatically transformed the security landscape in those countries. We know from experience that, when security sector institutions collapse, conflicts erupt or societies descend into anarchy or strife, the best way to reverse the Vicious cycle is to restore and strengthen public security institutions. Security sector reform has become a core component of United Nations engagement across peacekeeping and peacebuilding. SSR rightly targets institutions dealing with transitional justice, security and police forces, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, the extension of State authority, arms control and management and organized crime. That, in turn, helps in addressing some of the root causes of conflict.”
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“We are pleased to see you, Honorable Foreign Minister Aminu Wali, preside over today's debate on security sector reform (SSR), which is a testament to Nigeria's consistent and strong leadership on that important issue. We commend Ambassador Joy ngu's effective and elegant stewardship of the Security Council this month. The Secretary-General's seminal report (S/20l3/480), the draft resolution to be adopted today and Nigeria's compact concept note (S/2014/238, annex) all steer us from policy-making towards implementation, monitoring and review. As a leading troop-contributing country, Pakistan has actively supported security sector reform in various theatres or peacekeeping operations, including in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire and Timor-Leste.”
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