Pakistan Urges UN Security Council to Fulfill Kashmir Resolutions

Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to uphold its responsibility by implementing long-standing resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.

Speaking at the Security Council High-Level Open Debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Advancing Adaptability in UN Peace Operations – Responding to New Realities,” Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister and Minister of State, emphasized the need for the UN to ensure the Kashmiri people's right to self-determination as guaranteed by past Council resolutions.

Fatemi reminded the Council that the UN had committed to a plebiscite in Kashmir under UN supervision, a promise that remains unfulfilled. "It is the responsibility of this Council to ensure the realization of that right for the Kashmiri people and promote a just and lasting settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute," he stated.

Highlighting Pakistan's significant contributions to UN peacekeeping efforts, Fatemi noted that the country has deployed more than 235,000 peacekeepers in 48 UN missions worldwide. Currently, over 3,267 Pakistani men and women serve under the UN flag across seven missions, while 181 Pakistani peacekeepers have laid down their lives in the pursuit of global peace and security.

Pakistan is also home to one of the UN's earliest peace missions—the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)—established in 1949 to monitor the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Fatemi reiterated that this unresolved issue continues to remain on the UN Security Council's agenda.

During the debate, Pakistan outlined a strategic roadmap to make UN peacekeeping operations more adaptable and responsive in the face of modern challenges. Fatemi identified key issues hampering peace operations today, including geopolitical rivalries, resource constraints, the proliferation of non-state actors, and the weaponization of technology.

Pakistan’s key recommendations to strengthen UN Peace Operations included:

Stronger political will and unified support from the Security Council

Mandates tailored to realities on the ground

Deployment based on clear political objectives

Adequate and sustained funding

Training and equipping peacekeepers for emerging threats

Planned transitions to ensure lasting peace

Fatemi underscored that the UN’s peacekeeping budget—just 0.3% of global military spending—is highly cost-effective in saving lives and resolving conflicts.

Looking ahead, Pakistan will host a UN Peacekeeping Ministerial preparatory meeting in Islamabad from April 15–16, 2025. The outcomes will contribute to ongoing deliberations on reforming and strengthening the future of UN peace operations.