Pakistan has underscored the need for realistic mandates for U.N. peacekeeping operations, with adequate resources, to face challenges in the world's troubled regions.
UN member countries on Sunday agreed to a peacekeeping budget of just under $6.7 billion, according to diplomatic sources.
Two sources confirmed to AFP an...
NEW YORK: Pakistan has told the 15-member United Nations Security Council that ground realities, not political expediency should guide the council’s decisions on peacekeeping.
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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Dr. Maleeha Lodhi has said that the country's contribution to peacekeeping missions are being acknowledged by the whole world.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's permanent representative at UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has stressed the need for strengthening UN's mediation and conflict prevention capabilities to complement peacekeeping.
NEW YORK: More than 50 countries pledged 40,000 troops for United Nations peacekeeping on Monday at a US-led summit called to shore up missions under strain from the rise in global crises.