The Foreign Office on Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would be attending the upcoming 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) wherein he would highlight Palestine, Islamophobia and other issues during his address slated for September 27.
Attending the UNGA session from September 23 to 27, PM Shehbaz will speak on the importance of addressing long-standing issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council (UNSC) such as Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine.
The FO’s statement comes after the premier reached London on Saturday for a short tour from where he would depart for New York on Monday (tomorrow).
“Departing for New York to represent Pakistan at the 79th UN General Assembly. Looking forward to a busy week full of engagements. We will present Pakistan’s perspective to the world,” the PM said in a post on X. Expanding on PM Shehbaz’s trip, the FO said that the premier will not only reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to multilateralism and support for the UN’s role in fostering global peace, security, and prosperity but will also accentuate the importance of addressing the inequities in international economic relations and reforming the international financial architecture during his time in New York.
The premier will also highlight the country’s priority to place people at the heart of the domestic and global development agenda.
He will express Islamabad’s commitment as an incoming member of the UNSC for the year 2025-26, to work with all UN member states to uphold the UN Charter, preventing conflict, fostering peace, and promoting global prosperity, the FO added.
Moreover, the premier will attend several high-level meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA Session including the “High-Level Meeting on Existential Threat posed by Sea-level Rise,” and the UNSC’s open debate on “Leadership for Peace”.
