At the United Nations, Pakistan has lauded the UN PeacebuildingCommission’s role of supporting peace efforts in conflict-affectedcountries.
Speaking at the Commission’s annual session on financing for peacebuilding,Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to United Nations, Munir Akram calledfor enlarging funding for the 31-member body’s peacebuilding activitiesaimed at economic and financial stabilization of those nations.
He said Pakistani troops have often mobilized their own resources tocomplement peacekeeping efforts with peacebuilding initiatives.
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Ambassador Akram stressed the need for sustaining the existing fundingstreams to the Commission, while referring to the programmatic fundingearmarked for peacebuilding activities in several peacekeeping missions.
