UNITED NATIONS:
Pakistan has reaffirmed its unwavering belief in multilateralism, preventive diplomacy and peaceful resolution of disputes as the UN General Assembly commemorated the 80th anniversary of the song of the UN Charter, calling it a “pillar of international peace, justice and cooperation.”
“Let this anniversary be not only a moment of memory, but also a call to action, a collective promise to restore confidence in multilateralism and revitalize the ideals in which the United Nations of the United Nations was founded,” Pakistani Saima Salem delegate was founded, said the special meeting of the Assembly, highlighting the exceptional problems of Palestinian and Kashma.
Representatives of 50 nations signed the letter in San Francisco, California, on June 26, 1945, with Poland later signing, which led the total of 51 founding members, according to the UN. It entered into force on October 24, 1945, after the ratification of the signatory nations.
Of 50 members in 1945, the United Nations membership has grown until 193.
At the beginning of the commemoration, the president of the General Assembly, Philemon Yang, described the moment as “symbolic” but bleak, observing ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, and the growing challenges for multilateralism.
He urged nations to choose diplomacy on force and defend the vision of peace and human dignity of the letter: “We must take advantage of the moment and choose dialogue and diplomacy instead of destructive wars.”
Mrs. Salem, counselor of the Mission of Pakistan, the UN, said in the eight decades since 1945, the UN has served as a lighthouse of hope for innumerable nations and peoples.
“The principles of the letter: fundamental equality, the right to self -determination, the non -use of force, respect for human rights and the peaceful solution of disputes remain as vital and relevant today as they were in San Francisco,” he said.
“However, the world we inhabit is full of new and complex challenges: continuous conflicts, foreign occupation, climate change, inequalities and violations of international law require a renewed commitment to the letter, not only in words, but in collective actions,” said the Pakistani delegate.
“Nowhere is this more urgent than in the case of long data disputes such as Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine, where non -implementation of the resolutions of the Security Council continues to deny people their right to self -determination.”
