Overwhelming majority
\nCountry garners 182 votes in the 193-member General Assembly, well above required two-thirds majority of 124 votes
\n UNITED NATIONS
\nAfter months of intense campaigning, Pakistan was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on Thursday, securing a massive majority. The election saw Pakistan garner 182 votes in the 193-member General Assembly, well above the required two-thirds majority of 124 votes.
\nLoud applause filled the General Assembly hall as its president, Dennis Francis, announced the winners of the five non-permanent seats: Pakistan, Denmark, Greece, Panama, and Somalia. These countries will replace Japan, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland, whose terms end on December 31. Francis congratulated the new members on their victory.
\nPakistan will replace Japan in the Asian seat starting January 1, 2025, beginning its eighth term on the Council.
\nMunir Akram, Pakistan\u2019s permanent representative to the UN, expressed his elation as he emerged from the hall.
\nSpeaking to an APP correspondent, Akram stated, \u201cPakistan\u2019s election represents the confidence of the international community in Pakistan\u2019s ability to promote the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.\u201d He emphasised that Pakistan would work actively with other Council members to advance shared objectives, particularly in preventing and peacefully settling conflicts.
\nPakistan\u2019s previous terms on the Council were in 2012-13, 2003-04, 1993-94, 1983-84, 1976-77, 1968-69, and 1952-53. Akram highlighted that Pakistan\u2019s priorities include:
\n– Promoting peace and security in South Asia
\n– Upholding the principle of self-determination for the people of Palestine and Kashmir
\n– Promoting normalisation in Afghanistan
\n– Seeking equitable solutions to security challenges in Africa
\n– Enhancing the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping operations
\n\u201cPakistan plans to pay special attention to these areas during its term,\u201d Akram added.
\nAs a long-standing contributor to UN peacekeeping missions, Pakistan currently has over 4,000 troops and other personnel deployed worldwide. Over the past 50 years, Pakistan has made significant contributions to international peace and security through its involvement in these missions. The new non-permanent members will join the five permanent members \u2014 the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, and France \u2014 and the five non-permanent members elected last year: Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overwhelming majority Country garners 182 votes in the 193-member General Assembly, well above required two-thirds majority of 124 votes UNITED NATIONS After months of intense campaigning, Pakistan was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on Thursday, securing a massive majority. The election saw Pakistan garner 182 votes in the 193-member General […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-411210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n