At UN, Pakistan Prime Minister urges ‘bold steps’ to prevent humanitarian crisis Afghanistan

“A destabilized, chaotic Afghanistan volition again go a harmless haven for planetary terrorists – the crushed wherefore the US came to Afghanistan successful the archetypal place,” Mr. Khan said successful a pre-recorded code to the UN General Assembly’s yearly high-level debate.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced past year’s statement to beryllium held astir wholly virtually, the 2021 league is being held successful a hybrid format, combining in-person and virtual participation.

Help Afghanistan

In a wide-ranging code that touched connected the impacts of clime change, the ongoing fallout from the pandemic, and the request to execute sustainable improvement for all, the Prime Minister besides warned of looming “serious repercussions” successful the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan past month, not conscionable for that country’s neighbours, but everywhere.

“There is lone 1 mode to go. We indispensable fortify and stabilize the existent government,” helium said, arguing that if the satellite assemblage “incentivises [the Taliban]” to respect quality rights, support terrorists disconnected their ungraded and person an inclusive government, “it volition beryllium a win-win concern for everyone”.

He stressed: “This is simply a captious clip for Afghanistan. Help is needed there. Humanitarian assistance has to beryllium fixed determination immediately”.

Indeed, helium said that according to the UN, fractional the radical of Afghanistan are already vulnerable, and by adjacent twelvemonth astir 90 percent of the radical determination volition autumn beneath the poorness line.

Noting “bold steps” taken by the UN Secretary-General, helium urged the planetary leaders to “mobilize the planetary assemblage and determination successful this direction”.

Triple challenge

The satellite is facing triple situation of COVID-19, economical calamities, and clime emergencies, attested Prime Minister Khan.

“The microorganism does not discriminate betwixt nations and people. Nor bash the catastrophes imposed by uncertain upwind patterns”, helium said, noting that these communal threats not lone exposure the fragility of the planetary strategy but besides underscores “the oneness of humanity”.

Although Pakistan has been palmy successful containing the pandemic done “a calibrated strategy of ‘smart lockdowns’”, the Prime Minister underscored the request for a “comprehensive strategy” that encompasses vaccine equity; financing for processing countries; and concern strategies to alleviate poverty, make jobs, physique sustainable infrastructure and span the integer divide.

“I suggest that the Secretary-General convene an SDG acme successful 2025 to reappraisal and accelerate implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, helium said.

End Islamophobia

Describing Islamophobia arsenic a “pernicious phenomenon” that indispensable beryllium combatted collectively, Mr. Khan spoke of a post-9/11 inclination for xenophobic and convulsive nationalists, arsenic good arsenic extremists and violent groups to people Muslims.

Against this backdrop, helium called connected the Secretary-General to convene a planetary dialog connected countering the emergence of Islamophobia portion simultaneously promoting interfaith harmony.

He underscored that “the worst and astir pervasive form” of Islamophobia “now rules India” and said the “Hindutva ideology” being propagated by the existent Government was unleashing “a reign of fearfulness and violence” against India’s 200-million-strong Muslim community.

The Prime Minister maintained that “Pakistan desires bid with India, arsenic with each its neighbours”, but sustainable bid is “contingent upon solution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute”.

He noted that Pakistan had “unveiled a elaborate dossier connected gross and systematic violations of quality rights by the Indian Security Forces” successful the region.

“The onus remains connected India to make a conducive situation for meaningful and result-oriented engagement with Pakistan”, helium said, which requires that Delhi reverse its unilateral and amerciable measures instituted since 5th August 2019; ends its oppression and quality rights violations against the radical of Kashmir; and reverses the demographic changes successful the occupied territory.

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