At UNSC, Pakistan has urged global action to address root causes of conflict and sustainable peace.
Delivering a national statement during UN Security Council Open Debate on Poverty, Under-development and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said that poverty, exclusion, inequality and the denial of fundamental rights are not just development concerns; rather they are among the deep-rooted structural causes of conflict. He said without addressing these underlying drivers, peace efforts will remain incomplete, fragile and short-lived.
