NEW YORK: Pakistan, at the United Nations, has called for ending the suffering of women under foreign occupation in Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine.
Taking part in a debate titled Women, Peace, and Security at the UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Munir Akram said that steps must be taken to end the suffering of women in areas under foreign occupation.
He called on the Security Council to address the unacceptable and dire situation of women and girls under foreign occupation.
Ambassador Akram noted that Pakistan was the first nation to endorse the UN Secretary General’s Declaration of Shared Commitments which identified Women, Peace and Security as a central priority to strengthen UN peacekeeping.
He added that a large number of Pakistani women peacekeepers in recent years have served as doctors, nurses and police officers in some of the most challenging environments.
