Pakistan stresses on a two-state solution for Palestine

Ambassador Munir Akram points to UNSC's failure to prevent 'slaughter in Gaza'

At the United Nations, Pakistan has stressed the need to resuscitate the two-State solution of Palestinian crisis for durable peace in the region, reported state media on Sunday. 

Speaking during a debate on the contributions of regional mechanisms for peace and security in the Security Council, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the world body, Munir Akram said a two-state solution is the only option for a durable peace in the Holy Land.

Ambassador Akram expressed hope that that the UN General Assembly would take action if the Security Council fails to do so. 

He called for an immediate ceasefire besides unrestricted and sustainable humanitarian aid and access to the people of Gaza. He stressed on the need to ease their suffering and measures to prevent displacement both within and outside of the Gaza strip. 

Highlighting the shortcomings of the UNSC, Akram said that these issues arise mainly due to the veto power of the five permanent members.

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The UNSC, which holds the primary responsibility of promoting world peace, has failed to “stop the slaughter in Gaza” same as it has failed in Jammu and Kashmir, asserted the envoy. 

 

Akram proposed that UNSC failures be addressed by making it more representative and democratic.

This can be done by enlarging the voice of the majority of small and medium sized states and ensuring more accountability through the democratic method of periodic elections, he said. 

At least 4,385 Palestinians, including hundreds of children, have been killed in the Gaza strip with more than a million of the tiny territory's 2.3 million people displaced, since October 7 after Israel launched its retaliatory response to a surprise attack by Hamas that left around 1,400 dead. 

Israel has continued to pound the narrow stretch of land with airstrikes and bombardment while maintaining a complete siege blocking aid and basic neccessaties for Palestinians as it prepares troops for a land invasion.