Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, will speak to the UN General Assembly on September 22. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokeswoman for the foreign office, confirmed this on Thursday.
PM Kakar address UNGA session: She announced that the prime minister will be in New York from September 18 to September 30 and speak at the UNGA session on September 22 during a weekly press briefing.
The premier will emphasise in his speech the importance of assisting developing countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations (UN).
On the fringes of the UNGA, PM Kakar will also have meetings with other world leaders, she continued.
PM Kakar will attend an SDG summit during his visit to the UN headquarters, according to Pakistan’s UN representative MuÂnir Akram, who made the announcement at a news briefing in New York on Wednesday.
“The General Assembly high-level week will host the SDG summit in New York on September 18 and 19.”
The raising of funds for the SDGs will be discussed by the prime minister, according to Ambassador Akram. The big event, of course, will be his yearly policy announcement in his presentation to the General Assembly.
According to the envoy, the prime minister will also deliver the keynote address at another summit on funding for development.