Pakistan has called for reinforcing the United Nations' capacity to respond to the old and new threats to international peace and security.

In a message on the United Nations' 79th anniversary, Pakistan’s ambassador to the world body Munir Akram said despite many successes since its creation in 1945, the organization has failed to secure the right to self-determination and liberation from foreign occupation for the peoples of Palestine and Kashmir.

He said the ongoing slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli bombardment and the massive violations of human rights of the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir are the most visible examples of the UN’s failures.

In his message, the Pakistani envoy also called for reinforcing the UN’s capacity to halt and reverse emerging great power tensions and the new nuclear and conventional arms race, to revive equitable and inclusive global economic growth, and to avert the existential threat posed by climate change.