Summary Maleeha Lodhi says Pakistan supports UN Secretary General call for "a surge in diplomacy for peace".
NEW YORK (Dunya News) – Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi has said that the solution to unresolved conflicts in the world lies in diplomacy.
She was speaking on Tuesday during the UN General Assembly debate in Security Council on Maintenance of international peace and security: Conflict prevention and sustainable peace .
Maleeha Lodhi said that the United Nations (UN) cannot meet challenge of promoting sustainable peace unless root causes of conflict are addressed. They include finding solutions to longstanding political disputes and redressing political and economic injustice.
She said that new and complex conflicts are emerging even as older and unresolved disputes fester. Dr Maleeha Lodhi said that Pakistan supports the new UN Secretary General s call for "a surge in diplomacy for peace".
She said that Pakistan believes that only national actors can drive the processes for sustainable peace. She further said that sustaining peace entails a political process and inclusivity is the lynchpin for sustaining peace.
