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Pakistan UNSC: Pakistan has started its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) from January 1, 2025.
Pakistan’s Ambassador Munir Akram said his team will play a role in addressing important challenges facing the world in a “proactive and constructive” manner. Munir Akram said while talking to Pakistan’s government news agency APP, “The world will feel our presence in the Security Council.”
Pakistan becomes member of Security Council for the eighth time
Pakistan will make its place on the 15-member table of the Security Council for the term 2025-26. This is the eighth time that Pakistan has got a place in this important body. Earlier in 2012-13, 2003-04, 1993-94, 1983-84, 1976-77, 1968-69 and 1952-53, Pakistan had played non-permanent membership of UNSC.
In June 2024, Pakistan was elected to this post with an overwhelming majority, where it got 182 votes out of 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly. This was much more than the two-thirds majority (124 votes).
Claims to play an important role in times of global unrest
Pakistan’s Ambassador Akram said, “We are entering the Council at a time when the world is witnessing geopolitical unrest, intense competition between big powers and war in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and other regions. “
He further said that Pakistan, which is the fifth largest country in the world in terms of population, will play an active and constructive role in preventing wars, peaceful resolution of disputes and solving problems like terrorism as per the UN Charter.
Pakistan will replace Japan
Pakistan has replaced Japan on the Asian seat, whose tenure ended on 31 December 2024. This role is considered important for establishing permanent peace in the Security Council.
Along with Pakistan, Denmark, Greece, Panama and Somalia were also elected as non-permanent members during the General Assembly elections in June 2024. These countries have replaced Japan, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland.
Security Council members
In addition to the non-permanent members, the Security Council includes five permanent members, the US, Russia, China, Britain and France. Along with them, Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia, elected last year, also remain members.
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