DUBAI: Pakistan has achieved yet another diplomatic success at the UnitedNations.
Pakistan has won a four year term for the Administrative Council of theInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU) during elections held in Dubai,the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Pakistan was one of the 13 countries elected to this important body fromAsia and Australasia region. Pakistan secured 155 out of a total of 177votes cast.
Pakistan’s re-election to this council demonstrates a strong vote ofconfidence of the international community in Pakistan’s advances in the ICTinfrastructure and platforms. This re-election is also recognition of theimportant role and contribution that Pakistan has made and can also play inthe global ICT policy arena, reads the statement.
Separately, on last Friday in New York, Pakistan was also re-elected to theUnited Nations Committee on Contributions (CoC) by acclamation. TheCommittee on Contributions is one of the key UN bodies that works on themethodology to determine each UN member state’s individual mandatory shareof financial contribution to the United Nations budget.
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Pakistan, on January 14, had been elected to the United Nations Economicand Social Council for a three-year term starting January 1, 2019 duringelections held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
According to Foreign Office spokesperson, Pakistan had secured 175 votesout of a total of 186 votes cast and is one of the four countries electedto this important body from the Asia Pacific region.
