Pakistan by United Nations I have said that ‘as long as the developed world is the cause of tragedies like Gaza, there can be no sustainable development.’
According to Pakistan’s official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif General Assembly Addressing the second and final day of the Summit of the Future during the 79th session of the United Nations, he said that the steps outlined in the UN Charter should be activated to resolve new and old conflicts, including Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. ‘
He described the ‘Agreement for the Future’, which aims to transform the multilateral system, as an expression of the international community’s collective commitment to solving global challenges, and emphasized on keeping the commitments made in this document. .
He said that this agreement will bring change only if we convert the commitments made into action.
The comprehensive agreement reached on Sunday aims to strengthen global governance and address key challenges facing humanity, including sustainable development, international peace and technological innovation, youth and future generations, and transforming global governance. It also proposes a detailed action plan to address these challenges.
“For more than 100 developing countries, this agreement provides an opportunity to restore growth and reform the unequal international financial and economic system,” he said at the United Nations General Assembly.
In this regard, Khawaja Mohammad Asif emphasized the need to fill the financing gap of USD 4 trillion Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by fulfilling ODA (Official Development Assistance) commitments. Implementation of the UN Secretary-General’s SDG Incentive Proposal; repurposing 50 percent of the unused 2021 allotment of SDRs (Special Drawing Rights); IDA (International Development Association) provision by ensuring a $100 billion recovery, increased lending by multilateral development banks, and reduced borrowing costs for developing countries.
The Defense Minister also emphasized on ensuring global economic equality by improving the representation of developing countries in international financial institutions. Reviewing the structure of sovereign debt to make it fairer. adoption of a fairer international tax system; and reforming the WTO (World Trade Organization) to serve as a vehicle for expanding exports and growth by giving preferential treatment to developing countries and avoiding new environmental protectionism.
Khawaja Asif said that ‘the United Nations is an indispensable platform to promote and monitor the implementation of these commitments due to its universal membership and mandate.’
He also called for ending the North-South divide and stopping the East-West division of the digital space. “We have to ensure equal data governance,” he said. And we have to control the power of artificial intelligence.’
The defense minister stressed the need to find ways to reduce major power tensions and forge a new consensus to promote general and complete disarmament, including nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and conventional arms control.
Referring to the continued failure of the UN Security Council, the Defense Minister said adding more permanent members as demanded by India and its allies would increase the chances of its paralysis. Instead, the council should be suitably enlarged and made more representative by adding more non-permanent and elected members to the council, he added.
Finally, the defense minister said that the structure of the global system envisaged in the UN Charter should not be eroded by the equality of states with non-state entities. He said that ‘It is only through the decisions and actions of states that we will ensure that future generations can enjoy a future of peace, progress and prosperity.’
79th session of the United Nations General Assembly
US President Joe Biden United Nations Of General Assembly Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah loom over participation in the 79th session of the UN, and diplomats are scrambling to avert an all-out regional war.
Days before the important gathering of dozens of world leaders, Israel carried out airstrikes on Lebanon, in which more than 490 people were killed, according to Lebanese officials.
On Monday, as world leaders gathered in New York for speeches and summits, UN Security Council member France called for an emergency meeting on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
According to French news agency AFP, a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “deeply concerned” as the focus shifted from Gaza to Lebanon, and EU top diplomat Josep Borrell warned. “We are almost on the brink of total war.”
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Israel’s closest ally, the US, has again warned against a full-scale ground attack in Lebanon, and a senior US official has promised to present ‘concrete’ proposals to the UN this week to ease tensions.
It is unclear to what extent the situation in Lebanon can be improved, as efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza, where Israel has been carrying out attacks since October 2023, have failed.
“Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan will be the dominant themes,” said Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group, adding that many leaders “will warn the United Nations that if it does not help bring about global peace.” If it could, it would become ineffective.’
More than 100 heads of state and government are expected to deliver speeches at the main UN event, which runs until Monday.
‘out of control’
Since last year’s annual gathering, when Sudan’s civil war and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated, the world has faced a series of crises.
Guterres warned before the gathering that “international problems are growing faster than our ability to solve them.”
The October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas and the ongoing violence in the Middle East have revealed deep divisions in the international community.
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressing the General Assembly this week, tensions are likely to rise.
On Tuesday, representatives of Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, Iran and Algeria will deliver speeches, calling for an end to the almost year-long offensive in Gaza.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern areas of Baalbek in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on September 23, 2024. About 500 Lebanese were killed in Israeli attacks on September 23 (AFP).
Ukraine will also be on Tuesday’s agenda when President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a Security Council meeting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“I invite all leaders and countries to continue to support our joint efforts to achieve a just and peaceful future,” Zielinski said in an address to the United Nations on Monday.
‘Putin has already stolen a lot, but he will never steal the world’s future.’
‘behind the scenes’
It is unclear whether this massive diplomatic gathering will do anything for the millions of people trapped in conflict and poverty around the world.
“Any real diplomacy to reduce tensions will be behind the scenes,” Gowan said. This may be an opportunity for Western and Arab diplomats to have some discussions with the Iranians on how to prevent the situation in the region from spiraling out of control.’
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani has called for an emergency meeting of Arab leaders on the Lebanon crisis on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly.
Guterres has warned against the possibility of Lebanon becoming a ‘second Gaza’.
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