STATEMENT
BY
Mr. Mohammad Erfani Ayoob, Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations
At the Sixth Committee
Of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
On Agenda Item 84
“Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organizationâ€
New York
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STATEMENT BY
Mr. Mohammad Erfani Ayoob, Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations
At the Sixth Committee
Of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
On Agenda Item 84
“Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organizationâ€
18 October 2010- New York
Madam Chair,
The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening
of the Role of the Organization continues to play a constructive role for the maintenance
of International peace and security. Afghanistan attaches high importance to the work
of the Special Committee on the Charter , supports the full implementation of its
mandate and stresses the need to further improve its working methods.
Afghanistan reiterates its strong support for the central role of the United Nations as a
universal forum for addressing all global issues dealing with international cooperation,
peace and security, economic development and social progress, human rights and the
rule of law, based on dialogue, cooperation and understanding among States .
My delegation thanks the bureau of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United
Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, under the chairmanship
of Mr.Carlos Sorreta, for the presentation of the Report as well as the recommendations
contained in the document A/65/33. The Special Committee on the Charter discussed several important subjects in its deliberations from 1-9 March 2010. In this regard, my delegation would like to make stress on the following:
Madam Chair,
The peaceful settlement of disputes remains one of the essential goals of the United
Nations as enshrined in the Charter. It is the most efficient tool for maintaining
international peace and security as well as strengthening the rule of law in international
relations. Afghanistan is committed to the principles of the UN Charter on
the peaceful settlement of disputes and at the same time recognizes the important role
of the judicial mechanisms, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the
prevention and settlement of disputes among States.
We reaffirm the importance of the reform of the United Nations Organization to
be carried out in accordance with the principles and procedures established by the Charter
of the United Nations and preserve the legal framework of this constitutional instrument.
In this context, the Special Committee on the Charter can contribute to the examination
of legal matters in the reform process of the United Nations and democratization of its
principal organs.
Madam Chair,
We welcome the contribution to the institutional memory of the international system, of the Repertory of practice of the United Nations, and the Repertoire of the practice of the Security Council. In this context, we appreciate the efforts of the Secretariat for the work done in updating these important documents as well as the progress achieved with regard to the incorporation of the Repertory volumes on the United Nations website. We support the call for continued voluntary contributions to the trust fund for updating of the repertoire and voluntary contributions to the trust fund for effective elimination of backlog in the repertory of practice of the United Nations organs.
Madam Chair,
Sanctions, applied in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, remain an
important tool in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security.
Sanctions should be designed with focus and carefully targeted in accordance with the
Charter. They must be supported by clear objectives and be implemented in ways that balance effectiveness to achieve the desired results against possible adverse consequences, including socio-economic and humanitarian consequences, for populations and third States.
The imposition of sanctions should be considered as a last measure only after all means
of peaceful settlement have been exhausted and their effects had been thoroughly
considered. Sanctions should have a specified time frame and be subject to periodic
review.
My delegation supports the provisions of relevant General Assembly resolutions addressing the issue of assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions
and calls for further measures to improve the procedures and working methods of the
Security Council on general issues of sanctions. In this regard, we welcome the report that due to the shift from comprehensive economic sanctions to targeted sanctions, no sanctions committees were approached by Member States with regard to special economic problems arising from the implementation of sanctions.
Afghanistan is closely working with 1267, Security Sanction Committee on Al-Qaida and the Taliban on the listing of new individuals and entities and delisting of individuals
under sanction.
While expressing our satisfaction with the progress made by the Security Council in
establishing new procedures for the listing and delisting of individuals and entities on sanctions lists, we call on Security Council sanctions committee to continue a careful study of all individuals and entities on the list . Additionally, the government of Afghanistan welcomes the delisting of some former members of the Taliban from the sanction list by the 1267 Committee and underscores the continued update for improving the quality of the list on the basis of a fair and clear procedure.
Afghanistan is fully committed to implementing its obligations under the 1267 SC Resolution and calls on all States to implement, in good faith, their obligations within their jurisdiction in this regard.
Thank you.
