{"id":72025,"date":"2024-03-17T00:02:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T00:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-welcomes-adoption-of-unga-resolution-on-islamophobia\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T00:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T00:02:24","slug":"pakistan-welcomes-adoption-of-unga-resolution-on-islamophobia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-welcomes-adoption-of-unga-resolution-on-islamophobia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan welcomes adoption of UNGA resolution on Islamophobia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan Saturday welcomed the adoption of the resolution titled \u201cMeasures to Combat Islamophobia,\u201d by the UN General Assembly with an overwhelming majority.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UN General Assembly adopted Pakistan\u2019s resolution, by a big majority, that calls for, among other elements, concerted action to fight ongoing violence against Muslims and requests the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy to combat Islamophobia.<\/p>\n

Prior to adopting the new resolution, entitled: \u2018Measures to Combat Islamophobia\u2019, by a vote of 113 in favour to none against, with 44 abstentions, the 193-member Assembly rejected two amendments proposed by a group of European nations. India, along with most of European states, abstained on the resolution.<\/p>\n

The proposals would have replaced key language in the resolution, including calling for a focal point instead of a UN special envoy and removing references to the desecration of the Holy Quran.<\/p>\n

The UN created the International Day through a resolution adopted following attacks on two mosques Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 51 people dead on this day in 2019.<\/p>\n

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the resolution was presented by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as a follow-up of the General Assembly Resolution 76\/254, which designated 15th of March as the International Day to combat Islamophobia.<\/p>\n

Pakistan welcomed the General Assembly\u2019s call for the appointment of a \u201cUnited Nations Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia\u201d. This historic appointment will be the first of its kind, exclusively dedicated to combating the scourge of Islamophobia.<\/p>\n

The adoption of the resolution comes at a critical time, amidst rising Islamophobia, as manifested by an increasing number of incidents of discrimination, violence, and incitement against Muslims around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n