ISLAMABAD: Pakistan criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week for failing to apply its core principles to regions like Palestine and Kashmir, highlighting the non-implementation of its own resolutions to address protracted disputes around the world, during an open debate on multilateral cooperation.
Both regions have striking similarities, particularly regarding themes of foreign occupation and the right to self-determination. The UN has passed several resolutions in the past, advocating for peaceful solutions to the two protracted disputes, though geopolitical interests and regional dynamics have complicated these efforts.
Additionally, both regions have reportedly been focal points for human rights violations, including allegations of excessive use of force, restrictions on movement and suppression of political rights.
Presenting Pakistan’s perspective, Ambassador Usman Jadoon described the multilateral cooperation as “indispensable” for addressing global challenges.
“He expressed regret that the UN Security Council has failed to ensure universal implementation of the core principles of the UN Charter and its own resolutions, such as those related to Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir,” said an official statement shared by the country’s permanent mission to the UN on the social media on Wednesday.
He rejected any world order, whether unipolar, bipolar or multipolar, which was dominated by a few powerful states, saying such arrangements contradicted the principle of sovereign equality among nations.
“A just, democratic and sustainable world is achievable only through consistent adherence to the fundamental principles of the UN Charter,” he added.
Reiterating his own country’s commitment to comprehensive multilateral cooperation, he said such approach “must be comprehensive, inclusive, and equitable.”
He also called for reforms to the global financial, trade and technology architecture, saying they would ease “the suffering of a billion people in the Global South and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”
