Pakistan warns that selective implementation undermines UN Security Council, prolongs unresolved disputes and deepens human suffering
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN. Photo:
Pakistan and China called for stronger mechanisms to ensure implementation of UN Security Council resolutions, arguing that selective or prolonged non-implementation undermined the council’s credibility, weakened its authority and prolonged unresolved conflicts, including those in Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine.
In a meeting convened by Pakistan and China on Thursday, titled “Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and Maintenance of International Peace and Security”, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said the Security Council resolutions were “not mere expressions of intent but legal obligations under the UN Charter”.
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The meeting was briefed by UN Under-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari, Security Council Report Executive Director Shamala Kandiah, and Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group.
Informants emphasized that implementation is critical to the council’s credibility, authority, and effectiveness, and argued that resolutions must be accompanied by realistic mandates, clear implementation pathways, sustained reporting, adequate resources, political will, and monitoring mechanisms capable of translating council decisions into actions on the ground.
Iftikhar, addressing the gathering, said that “selective or prolonged non-implementation weakens the authority of the Council, prolongs unresolved disputes and deepens human suffering”, including in situations such as Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine.
He said the non-implementation of Security Council resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute had meant that “a major international dispute remained unresolved”, resulting in “serious consequences for international peace and security” and prolonged suffering for the people of Kashmir.
Pakistan’s representative also proposed a series of measures aimed at improving implementation, including an annual review of unimplemented and partially implemented resolutions, clearer implementation pathways, stronger follow-up mechanisms and better alignment of the UN Secretary-General’s good offices, peace operations and regional agreements with Security Council decisions.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, members of the Security Council and other participating states welcomed the initiative of Pakistan and China and shared views on strengthening the implementation of Security Council resolutions in both thematic and country-specific situations.
“Participants emphasized that Security Council decisions must be realistic, feasible and supported by sustained diplomacy, periodic reviews, timely reporting and adequate resources,” he said.
The statement further added that the meeting underlined that implementation remains a key test of the Security Council’s credibility and relevance and reaffirmed that the council must ensure that its decisions are carried out with consistency, objectivity and determination.
“By convening the debate, Pakistan and China reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism, the authority of the Security Council and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter,” the ministry said.
