{"id":164646,"date":"2025-01-02T18:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=164646"},"modified":"2025-01-02T18:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:09:54","slug":"pakistan-begins-2-year-term-at-unsc-pledges-to-promote-peoples-self-determination-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/01\/02\/pakistan-begins-2-year-term-at-unsc-pledges-to-promote-peoples-self-determination-right.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan begins 2-year term at UNSC, pledges to promote peoples\u2019 self-determination right"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"United Nations: Pakistan officially began its two-year term (2025-26) as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the world body\u2019s power centre.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Ambassador Munir Akram in a post on X platform said, \u201cAs a non-permanent member of the UNSC, Pakistan will play its active role in promoting the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, including the right to self-determination of peoples under foreign occupation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will work with other Council members to promote peace & security,\u201d the top Pakistani envoy added.<\/p>\n

A formal flag raising ceremony for the new members of the Council \u2013Pakistan, Denmark, Greece, Panama and Somalia \u2014 will take place on January 2 (tomorrow) at the UN headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n

The new members replaced Japan, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland whose terms ended on December 31, 2024.<\/p>\n

Pakistan will also preside over the 15-member Council in July when it assumes its presidency according to alphabetical rotation of the member states\u2019 official names. This will allow Islamabad to set the Security Council\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

In addition to this, Pakistan will get a seat on the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al Qaida Sanctions Committee, which is responsible for designating individuals and groups as terrorists and imposing sanctions.<\/p>\n

This is Pakistan\u2019s eight term on the Council. The country\u2019s previous terms on the UNSC were in 2012-13, 2003-04, 1993-94, 1983-84, 1976-77, 1968-69, and 1952-53.<\/p>\n

Over the decades, Pakistan has played an active role in promoting the principles and purposes of the UN Charter and made significant contributions to international peace and security, including its role as one of the leading troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions across the world.<\/p>\n

Pakistan, which was elected to the UN Security Council by the General Assembly in June 2024, has replaced Japan on the Asian seat.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Akram reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s dedication to strengthening international peace and security during its tenure on the Council, pledging to actively participate in addressing both global and regional challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

United Nations: Pakistan officially began its two-year term (2025-26) as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the world body\u2019s power centre. According to Kashmir Media Service, Ambassador Munir Akram in a post on X platform said, \u201cAs a non-permanent member of the UNSC, Pakistan will play its active role in promoting the principles …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":164650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t