“If the primacy of ‘we the peoples’ is to be more than just words”, Ambassador Lodhi underscored, “the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter must be ensured to all peoples”. Warning against unilateralism, the Pakistani envoy said that the only alternative to a rules-based global order was global disorder. In our increasingly interconnected world, international cooperation is imperative, she asserted, underpinned by the core values of mutual respect and tolerance. She described the UN as the most sublime expression of multilateralism and urged a greater commitment to the fundamental tenets of its Charter. The UN Charter, Ambassador Lodhi stressed, was not only an instrument of security against the horrors of war; it was also an instrument of hope against privations of injustice and oppression.

Source: Pakistan Today April 25, 2019 09:01 UTC