00:00My delegation welcomes the Special Rapporteur and thanks him for presenting his report.
00:05We concur that difficulties in upholding the right to drinking water are not the result
00:09of technical or resource constraints, but a consequence of inequalities within and across
00:14countries.
00:15Yet another factor is the instrumentalization of water flows in truss-boundary rivers for
00:19geopolitical motives.
00:21In our region, the decision by an upper riparian state to obstruct flows of water in contravention
00:26of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 threatens to have dire consequences for people living
00:31downstream in Pakistan.
00:33In addition to their rights to water and sanitation, the rights of evil in Pakistan to food and
00:37environment, among others, are also directly threatened.
00:40At a time when climate change-induced floods are wreaking havoc, agreements that ensure predictable
00:46water flows and exchange of hydrological data are ever more important.
00:50States cannot abdicate their responsibility under customary international norms of truss-boundary
00:56water use, such as the duty to coordinate, avoid significant harm, and peacefully settle
01:01differences.
01:02Mr. Special Rapporteur, Pakistan sees merit in your call for regional cooperation for climate
01:07change adaptation.
01:08It is equally important to emphasize the need for faithful implementation of truss-boundary
01:12water cooperation agreements.
01:15International cooperation should continue to govern the management of shared water resources.
01:20We would welcome your insights on human rights responses to ensure these guardrails are
01:24not breached.
01:25We are compelled to express our deep concern over the persistent and deliberate attempts
01:29by a particular delegation to politicize the proceedings of this Council.
01:34Such actions not only undermine the integrity of this platform, but also seek to deflect attention
01:39from other core issues.
01:41The Ender Water Treaty, signed in 1960, was concluded in a spirit of goodwill and friendship,
01:47but the world of 1960 is not the world of today.
01:50The grim reality of relentless state-sponsored cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan
01:56fundamentally erodes the environment required for honouring treaty obligations.
02:01Mr. Vice President, the escalating impact of climate change, advancements in technology,
02:06and the growing imperative for sustainable clean energy compel a serious re-evaluation of
02:11the treaty's relevance and applicability in today's context.
02:15Mr. Vice President, a party that consistently and willfully violates the core tenets of a treaty
02:20should not accuse others of non-compliance.
02:22The Council must not allow itself to be used as a platform for diversion and distortion.
02:27It must instead recognize that lasting cooperation is rooted in trust, not terror.
02:31My delegation welcomes the Special Rapporteur and thanks him for presenting his report.
02:36We concur that difficulties in upholding the right to drinking water are not the result
02:41of technical or resource constraints, but a consequence of inequalities within and across
02:45countries.
02:46Yet another factor is the instrumentalization of water flows in trust-boundary rivers for
02:50geopolitical motives.
02:52In our region, the decision by an upper riparian state to obstruct flows of water in contravention
02:57of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 threatens to have dire consequences for people living
03:02downstream in Pakistan.
03:04In addition to their rights to water and sanitation, the rights of evil in Pakistan to food and
03:09environment, among others, are also directly threatened.
03:12At a time when climate change-induced floods are wreaking havoc, agreements that ensure predictable
03:17water flows and exchange of hydrological data are ever more important.
03:22States cannot abdicate their responsibility under customary international norms of trust-boundary
03:27water use, such as the duty to coordinate, avoid significant harm, and peacefully settle
03:32differences.
03:34Mr. Special Rapporteur, Pakistan sees merit in your call for regional cooperation for climate
03:38change adaptation.
03:40It is equally important to emphasize the need for faithful implementation of trans-boundary
03:44water cooperation agreements.
03:46International cooperation should continue to govern the management of shared water resources.
03:51We would welcome your insights on human rights responses to ensure these guardrails are
03:55not breached.
03:56We are compelled to express our deep concern over the persistent and deliberate attempts
04:00by a particular delegation to politicize the proceedings of this Council.
04:05Such actions not only undermine the integrity of this platform, but also seek to deflect attention
04:11from other core issues.
04:13The Ender Water Treaty, signed in 1960, was concluded in a spirit of goodwill and friendship,
04:18but the world of 1960 is not the world of today.
04:21The grim reality of relentless state-sponsored cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan
04:27fundamentally erodes the environment required for honouring treaty obligations.
04:31Mr. Vice President, the escalating impact of climate change, advancements in technology, and the growing imperative for sustainable clean energy
04:40compel a serious reevaluation of the treaty's relevance and applicability in today's context.
04:45Mr. Vice President, a party that consistently and willfully violates the core tenets of a treaty should not accuse others of non-compliance.
04:55The capital must not allow itself to be used as a platform for diversion and distortion.
04:59It must instead recognize that lasting cooperation is rooted in trust, not terror.
05:03Mr. Vice President, a party that can be called for removal.
05:13Mr. Vice President, a party that Jeep has no longer been included in the Carry Cup to take place of place in the modern regional building,
05:18Mr. Vice President, the siege of the seventeen conservation of the city of New Jersey and the town one of the
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