ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan started its two-year time period as a non-permanent member of the UN Safety Council on Wednesday because it sought to push for multilateralism, dialogue and diplomacy to resolve festering world disputes, together with Palestine and Kashmir.
Pakistan was elected as a non-permanent member of the 15-member highly effective UN physique for the time period 2025-2026 in June 2024, receiving an awesome assist within the elections held by the UN Normal Meeting in New York.
Pakistan bought 182 votes out of 185 polled by way of a secret poll. 5 different nations abstained from voting. Pakistan was one of many 5 candidates contesting the election for the non-permanent seat of the UN Safety Council.
Pakistan together with different non-permanent members would serve a two-year time period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026, changing Japan, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland, whose phrases finish on December 31.
Pakistan was endorsed by the 53-member Asian Group. The nation beforehand served seven instances on the Council in 2012-13, 2003-04, 1993-94, 1983-84, 1976-77, 1968-69, and 1952-53.
The Safety Council consists of 15 nations, together with 5 everlasting members and ten non-permanent members.
The ten non-permanent members are elected by the Normal Meeting for a interval of two years, which incorporates all 193 UN Member States, based mostly on regional geographical distribution.
Voting is by secret poll, and candidates should obtain a two-thirds majority, or 128 votes to be declared as elected.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for International Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, hosted a reception on the Ministry of International Affairs to mark the start of Pakistan’s time period as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Safety Council (UNSC) for the years 2025-2026.
The occasion was attended by the heads of resident Missions of the UN Safety Council Member States in Islamabad and senior officers of the Ministry of International Affairs.
Talking on the event, the Deputy Prime Minister/International Minister mentioned that elected for an eighth time, Pakistan brings to the Safety Council a wealthy legacy of expertise and an unwavering dedication to the ideas and functions of the UN Constitution. He highlighted Pakistan’s contributions to worldwide peace and safety, particularly by way of its lively position in UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding endeavors all over the world.
The Deputy Prime Minister/International Minister underlined that Pakistan seemed ahead to searching for simply and peaceable decision of conditions on the agenda of the UN Safety Council. As a member of the Council, Pakistan will proceed to oppose the unilateral and unlawful use or risk of drive; fight terrorism in all its types and manifestations; and assist efficient UN peacekeeping, and peacebuilding efforts.