Pakistan appointed as vice chair of UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee
UNITED NATIONS (APP): Pakistan has been appointed as the Vice Chair of the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) Counter-Terrorism Committee.
The committee was established by UNSC resolution 1373 (2001), adopted unanimously on September 28, 2001, after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
The committee is tasked to oversee the implementation of the sanctions on the Taliban. The measures of the committee, for Pakistan, are intended to enhance legal and institutional ability to counter terrorist activities at home, in their regions and around the world.
In a press release, the Pakistan Mission to the UN called the appointments a “significant diplomatic development”.
The press release also said that Pakistan has also been appointed as the Co-Chair of the Security Councils Informal Working Group (IWG) on documentation (working methods) and the newly established IWG on Sanctions. The IWG on documentation focuses on improving the working methods, transparency, efficiency, and inclusiveness of the UN Security Council.
The IWG on Sanctions issues aims to review and enhance the design, implementation, and effectiveness of UN sanctions regimes.
“These appointments represent an acknowledgement of Pakistan’s active engagement with the United Nations system including its constructive role as an elected member of the Security Council,” the press release said, adding, “They are also an international recognition of Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts”.
Pakistan, it said, remains committed to working with the United Nations and fellow member states in advancing the principles and purposes of the UN Charter as well as playing its part in the global fight against terrorism in collaboration with its international partners.