Shehbaz Sharif Addresses UN Meeting Marking 40th Anniversary of Right to Development Declaration
Pakistan's prime minister spoke at a high-level UN Headquarters event commemorating four decades since the adoption of the declaration.
Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addressed a high-level meeting at United Nations Headquarters marking the 40th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
The event brought together officials and representatives to mark four decades since the UN General Assembly adopted the declaration, which affirms development as a fundamental human right.
Details of the specific remarks made by the prime minister during his address were not disclosed in the initial report.
Pakistan has periodically used UN forums to highlight development issues affecting the Global South, and the anniversary event provided a platform for such discussions among member states.
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