"At the Olympus of World Diplomacy - Kazakhstan in the UN Security Council" Documentary Film 2019

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On January 1, 2017, Kazakhstan took office as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2017-2018. The work of the Kazakhstani mission was carried out according to seven priorities outlined in President Nursultan Nazarbayev's Political Address to the UN Security Council entitled "Kazakhstan's Conceptual Vision for Strengthening Global Partnership to Build a Secure, Just and Prosperous World." The President's address received the status of an official Security Council document.
FIRST PRIORITY: Strengthening Security in Central Asia and Afghanistan
Kazakhstani diplomats tried to use the Security Council's potential to focus the world community's attention on all countries in the region, with special attention concentrated on Afghanistan's swift return to peaceful life. During our mission's work in the Security Council, an important event was the debate on "Building Regional Partnership in Afghanistan and Central Asia as a Model of Security and Development Interdependence" with the participation of heads of Central Asian foreign economic departments.
SECOND PRIORITY: Achieving Peace and Security on the African Continent
75 percent of today's Security Council agenda is devoted to conflicts in Africa, especially protracted ones, in countries such as the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Sudan and South Sudan, Mali, Libya, Somalia and others. Security Council members acknowledge that Kazakhstan, as chair of the Committee on Somalia and Eritrea, was able to significantly intensify its work. The practical result of Kazakhstan's efforts was the lifting of nine-year UN Security Council sanctions against Eritrea.
THIRD PRIORITY: Resolution of International Conflicts
A significant result of Kazakhstan's work in this direction was a new, practical stage of our country's participation in peacekeeping activities. Another example of Kazakhstan's peacekeeping activity is providing a negotiation platform for the settlement of the Syrian crisis in Astana.
FOURTH PRIORITY: Combating International Terrorism
The Kazakhstani mission to the UN also actively worked on the counter-terrorism track as Chair of three Security Council Sanctions Committees on Somalia/Eritrea, ISIS/DAESH and Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban.
FIFTH PRIORITY: Interdependence of Security and Development
Development is becoming an important element of peace and security today. Without economic development, it is very difficult to achieve stability within a state. This is the triune strategy promoted by Kazakhstan, during its membership in the Security Council, for conflict resolution, prevention, and addressing root causes.
SIXTH PRIORITY: UN Reform
For our diplomats, working in the UN Security Council was memorable for active participation in decision-making processes that directly affect not only global stability and security but also the lives of specific people. Even more acutely remembered is the feeling of disappointment when obvious solutions are sacrificed to political interests, resulting in growing misunderstanding and distrust. This doesn't happen often, but it is more memorable.
SEVENTH PRIORITY: NON-PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
On Kazakh soil, 456 nuclear tests were conducted over forty years. Radiation contaminated a huge territory, affecting one and a half million people. The consequences of nuclear experiments still affect the lives of the local population. The anti-nuclear movement "Nevada-Semipalatinsk," led by famous poet Olzhas Suleimenov, demonstrated to the world that ordinary people can stop nuclear madness. On August 29, 1991, for the first time in world history, following the will of the people, Nursultan Nazarbayev closed the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site by his Presidential decree. This day was declared by the UN as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. Kazakhstan then voluntarily renounced the world's fourth most powerful nuclear arsenal.