Munir Akram
Munir Akram
Munir Akram, HQAwas the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations from 2002 to 2008. He was dismissed by Asif Ali Zardari because of his disagreement over presenting the case of assassination of Benazir Bhutto to the United Nations. Akram was accused of violence against his partner, Marijana Mihic, in December 2012 while serving as Pakistan's ambassador to the UN. He was not charged with the crime due to his diplomatic immunity...
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It is understandable that the patience of some important members of the Security Council is running out. All people of goodwill desire that all the possibilities for a peaceful resolution of this crisis should be exhausted before the council may decide to bring into play the enforcement mechanism. The decision for the use of force cannot be an easy one for anyone. For Pakistan, an Islamic country from the region, such a decision will be a most difficult one. And we would therefore like to see every effort exhausted for a peaceful resolution of this crisis.
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more importantly, it is imperative that the U.N. should be provided with adequate financial resources to respond quickly and effectively to such disasters.
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I think there is consternation and perhaps a sense of injury at the tone and substance of the letter.
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Will we yield on the MDG? ... No, I don't think so. I think that MDG is now a concept, a slogan if you will, that has captured the imagination of common people around the world.
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what happens in the development section ... will influence positions on other parts of the document.
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We are looking at very, very difficult negotiations in the days ahead,
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The outcome of the summit was not all we had hoped for. The agenda became loaded as the process went along.
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We have said right from the start, without negotiations, the document is not going anywhere. So we're happy finally that there's a recognition there has to be face-to-face negotiations. These will be difficult, these are a bit late. But it's not an impossible task,