UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (APP): The President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has warned that by 2050 more than half of the world’s population would be at risk due to water stress, and called for a multilateral response to deal with the challenge. “Desertification alone threatens the livelihoods… Continue reading ECOSOC chief Munir Akram warns of serious clean water shortages by 2050
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ECOSOC’s high-level meeting to discuss ways to recover from Covid-inflicted economic damage: Munir Akram
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 02 (APP): The high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF), which is set to meet next week, will discuss ways to ensure “resilient” recovery that puts coronavirus-hit countries on track to build the better world envisioned in the 2030 Agenda, the President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir… Continue reading ECOSOC’s high-level meeting to discuss ways to recover from Covid-inflicted economic damage: Munir Akram
ECOSOC chief Munir Akram urges financing, debt relief for middle-income countries
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (APP): The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underlined the need for concessional financing and debt relief to help the middle-Income countries recover from the economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic has uncovered the multiple vulnerabilities and inequalities that… Continue reading ECOSOC chief Munir Akram urges financing, debt relief for middle-income countries
Ambassador Munir Akram delivering his opening remarks in his capacity as President ECOSOC at the High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought, United Nations
APP51-140621NEW YORK: June 14 - Ambassador Munir Akram delivering his opening remarks in his capacity as President ECOSOC at the High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought, United Nations. APP
ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for int’l support measures to help Covid-hit poorest countries
UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (APP): The President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underscored the need for strengthening national and global financing mechanisms for the coronavirus-hit Least Developing Countries when the preparatory committee for the forthcoming fifth UN Conference on LDCs began Monday. The conference, in which top… Continue reading ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for int’l support measures to help Covid-hit poorest countries
Strengthening development cooperation key for COVID recovery, mitigating climate change, Amb Akram stresses
UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (APP): The President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has urged States to boost development cooperation, which is vital to tackle the dual challenge of recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and fighting climate change, as the 54-member body concluded a two-day forum on the subject.… Continue reading Strengthening development cooperation key for COVID recovery, mitigating climate change, Amb Akram stresses
Ambassador Munir Akram Permanent Representative of Pakistan mission to the United Nation and President ECOSOC speaking at the closing of Financing for Development Forum and Adoption of Outcome Document at the UN
Statement by Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan at the UN and President ECOSOC at the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
ECOSOC chief stresses new technologies to recover from devastating coronavirus crisis
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (APP): The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Ambassador Munir Akram of Pakistan, Thursday called for the application of advanced technologies in order to “build back better from the wreckage of the coronavirus crisis” to a more sustainable future. “While coronavirus virus is inflicting unprecedented sufferings on human beings;… Continue reading ECOSOC chief stresses new technologies to recover from devastating coronavirus crisis
