DPM Dar calls for stronger UN-OIC cooperation to ensure world peace
Pakistan
He was presiding over a meeting of the UN Security Council
NEW YORK (Dunya News) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that cooperation between the United Nations and regional organisations such as the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) is indispensable.
He was presiding over a meeting of the UN Security Council on cooperation between the two world bodies on Thursday.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that the cooperation between the United Nations and the OIC is firmly based on Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, which highlights the significance of regional arrangements in supporting the Security Council's primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.
“The OIC has consistently served as a bridge, connecting the global with regional efforts, and aligning political with the humanitarian priorities,” Dar said.
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He added that OIC has been an indispensable interlocutor for the United Nations, also deeply attached to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
Earlier, Ishaq Dar has urged the UN Security Council to pursue an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory.
He was speaking at the United Nations Security Council's open debate on the Middle East on Wednesday.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that immediate steps should be taken to ensure the delivery of life-saving food and medical assistance, restore humanitarian supply lines, and prevent famine conditions in Gaza.
