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STATEMENTS
Closing Remarks by H.E. Dr. Zahir Tanin Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Closing Remarks by H.E. Dr. Zahir Tanin Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiation on the question of equitable representation … [Read More...]
Opening Remarks by H.E. Dr. Zahir Tanin Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiation on the question of equitable representation and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council At … [Read More...]
Briefing on Outcome of International Bonn conference on Afghanistan
Statement by H.E. Dr. Zahir Tanin Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the Briefing on Outcome of International Bonn conference on … [Read More...]
Closing Remarks Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform
H.E. Dr. Zahir Tanin Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform Closing Remarks 28 … [Read More...]
FOCUS
Columbia University hosts The Power Struggle Over Afghanistan: A Book Event featuring author, Ambassador Kai Eidi and Afghan Ambassador to the UN, Zahir Tanin
On January 24, The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and the Center for International Conflict Resolution, at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, presented an … [Read More...]
New Election Commissioners Sworn into Office
January 19, 2012 The newly appointed members of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) took the oath of office on Thursday administered by President Karzai. The ceremony was held in the … [Read More...]
Special Representative Kubiš meets President Karzai
18 January 2012 - The new United Nations envoy for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, today met for the first time with President Hamid Karzai. “My focus will be the United Nations partnership with your … [Read More...]
A New Deal for Enhancing State-building and Governance in Fragile States:A Discussion organized by UNDP and International Peace Institute (IPI)
On January 12, 2012, over 40 senior-level policymakers from member states, think tanks, NGOs and other organizations participated in the event “Enhancing State-building and Governance in Fragile … [Read More...]
WORLD SPOTLIGHT
Remarks by H.E. Dr. Zahir Tanin Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at Ataturk Symposium
[tab: Remarks] Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, and friends, It is my honour to be here as a part of this symposium, celebrating Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. I would like to thank my respected friend Ambassador Apakan and the Turkish Mission for their coordination of the Third Annual Atatürk Symposium to remind us of the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and reflect on his long-lasting … [Read More...]
UNESCO votes to admit Palestine as full member
31 October 2011 –The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voted to admit Palestine as a full member of the Paris-based agency. [tab: News Release] UNESCO’s General Conference, the agency’s highest ruling body, took the decision by a vote of 107 in favour to 14 against, with 52 abstentions, according to a news release. The move … [Read More...]
Libyans must come together and reconcile after Qadhafi’s reported death – Ban
20 October 2011 –Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all sides in Libya to lay down their arms and work together peacefully to rebuild the North African nation amid reports that Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi has been killed. “Clearly, this day marks an historic transition for Libya,” Mr. Ban said at UN Headquarters in New York, reacting to the reports of the death of the … [Read More...]
UN welcomes South Sudan as 193rd Member State
14 July 2011 –The General Assembly today admitted the Republic of South Sudan as the 193rd member of the United Nations, welcoming the newly independent country to the community of nations. South Sudan’s independence from the rest of Sudan is the result of the January 2011 referendum held under the terms of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the decades-long civil … [Read More...]
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