At the United Nations, Pakistan has called for immediate steps to address the dire situations around the globe left behind by the crises of covid, climate and conflict.

This was suggested by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram while speaking at the general debate in the General Assembly’s Second Committee on Economic and Financial affairs.

The Pakistani envoy said we live in an age of enlarging inequality, warning that the world’s unequal economic growth is creating super-rich and super-poor within the exploitative system.

He said the international community already has the broad blueprint to redress inequality and poverty that are underpinned by the principles of the UN Charter and more specifically the principle of ‘Common but Differentiated Responsibility.’

Munir Akram said the development gains of decades on reducing poverty and hunger have been reversed by COVID, Climate and Conflict.

He said over 800 million people live in extreme poverty, 2.4 billion people face food insecurity and 59 countries are in debt distress.

Source: Radio Pakistan