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ECOSOC chief Munir Akram stresses Parliaments’ cooperation in implementing SDGs

UNITED NATIONS, The President of UN Economic Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underscored the role of Parliaments in generating momentum towards achieving the anti-poverty Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and overcoming the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis. “Achieving the sustainable development agenda requires […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram urges financing, debt relief for middle-income countries

UNITED NATIONS, The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underlined the need for concessional financing and debt relief to help the middle-Income countries recover from the economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic has […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram urges global commitment to protect, restore ecosystems

UNITED NATIONS, The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, Friday called for an international commitment to ecosystem restoration so as to reverse the harm done to the planet and its forests, oceans, glaciers, rivers and lakes, thus creating a […]

ECOSOC Chief Munir Akram calls for ‘robust’ global efforts to fight corruption

UNITED NATIONS, The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, Wednesday called for strengthening international cooperation to fight corruption, which leads to massive outflows of illicit finance out of developing countries and is one of the main reasons for their […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for int’l support measures to help Covid-hit poorest countries

UNITED NATIONS, The President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underscored the need for strengthening national and global financing mechanisms for the coronavirus-hit Least Developing Countries when the preparatory committee for the forthcoming fifth UN Conference on LDCs […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for partnerships to recover from coronavirus crisis

UNITED NATIONS, The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underscored the need for building partnerships between states, companies and civil society across the world to respond and recover from the devastating coronavirus crisis. “If ever there was need […]

Beijing-Islamabad ties ‘unbreakable,’ says Munir Akram; laud’s China’s role at UN

NEW YORK, Oct 02 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has praised China’s leading role at the UN, saying its policies are based on principles of the UN Charter, support for multilateralism and “win-win” cooperation. Speaking at a virtual reception, hosted by […]

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