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\nA top United Nations (UN) official on Thursday lauded Pakistan\u2019s role at the global body especially in advancing its core causes. \u201cPakistan and UN have enjoyed a close relationship since 1947,\u201d UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Alison Smale said at a largely-attended reception hosted by Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi in New York.
\n\u201cWe have been gratified again and again by the generosity shown by the Pakistani people towards the UN,\u201d Smale said.
\nPakistan has served multiple terms in the Security Council \u2014 seven in total \u2014 and today it is one of the largest troop and police contributor to UN peacekeeping, she added.
\n\u201cPakistani soldiers are risking their lives to advance the cause of peace, and we at the UN couldn\u2019t be more thankful,\u201d the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications continued.
\nFurther, US Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Malony, who was a special guest at the reception, lauded Ambassador Lodhi\u2019s work in promoting Pakistan\u2019s goals at the UN.
\nCongresswoman Malony strongly advocated cultural exchanges between Pakistan and the United States to strengthen ties between the two countries. Cultural diplomacy is an effective way to build understanding between people and nations, she said.
\nEarlier while welcoming guests, Ambassador Lodhi said the UN \u201cembodies and represents the finest example of our shared humanity\u201d.
\nThe reception was attended by heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the UN, senior UN officials, media representatives and members of the Pakistani diaspora.
\nAccording to the latest figures, Pakistan contributes nearly 6,000 military and police personnel to the UN peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Mali, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Western Sahara.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
INP UNITED NATIONS A top United Nations (UN) official on Thursday lauded Pakistan\u2019s role at the global body especially in advancing its core causes. \u201cPakistan and UN have enjoyed a close relationship since 1947,\u201d UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Alison Smale said at a largely-attended reception hosted by Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n