February 13 - The Pakistan Times

United Nations, February 13, 2025(Ghufran):Pakistan has highlighted the need for a greater role of parliaments in advocating for legislative policies that advance the SDGs, ensure evidence-based and transparent budget allocations; and provide accountability for government-led policy implementation. Making a national statement on the subject of “the Deep Challenge of the SDGs: Mobilizing political will” during the Inter-Parliamentary Union Hearing at the UN headquarters today, Senator Mohammad Abdul Qadir said that poverty and hunger are on the rise and developing countries are suffering from the triple crises of food, fuel and finance. He said that the adverse impacts of climate change are compounding these difficulties. “Indeed, the 2030 Agenda is an agenda in ‘peril’,” he said....

United Nations, February 13, 2025(Ghufran) :Pakistan has called for a viable roadmap leading to a nationwide ceasefire, and a structured political process, one which is also capable of addressing critical economic and humanitarian challenges facing Yemen, warning that the resumption of military operations will further exacerbate the conflict. In a UN Security Council briefing on Yemen today, Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said that the ongoing conflict in Yemen has emerged as a multidimensional crisis with global implications. He said that the efforts needed to be accelerated to address the various facets of this crisis through effective diplomacy and a collective response. While welcoming the release of the crew of the Galaxy leader, the Pakis...

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At IPU Hearing, Pakistan Calls for Greater Parliamentary Role in Advancing SDGs

At UNSC, Pakistan Demands a Viable Roadmap to Address Political & Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen