Current Affairs Lecture 17

The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations (Urdu: ‫اقوام متحدہ میں‬
‫ )پاکسنان کا مستقل مندوب‬is Pakistan's diplomatic representative to the United Nations (UN).
The permanent Representative (UN ambassador) is the head of Permanent Mission of
Pakistan to the United Nations in New York, there is another Pakistan Mission based at
the UNO office in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ambassador of Pakistan to the

United Nations

Emblem of Pakistan

Flag of Pakistan

Incumbent
Munir Akram
since 30 November 2019

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Style His Excellency Ambassador

Residence Manhattan, New York City

Nominator Prime Minister of Pakistan

 Appointer President of Pakistan

Term length 3 years

Inaugural Patras Bokhari

holder

Formation 30 September 1947; 76 years

ago

Deputy Mohammad Aamir

Khan Deputy Permanent
Representative

Website Pakistan Mission – UN

The mission is usually headed by a career foreign service officer, but has historically
been led by an eminent personalities from business, media, law and other areas and are
usually political appointees. The current holder of the position is Munir Akram,
prominent previous holders include Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Masood Khan and Muhammad
Zafarullah Khan.
1) UN Secretary General is Antonio Guterres ( Portugal ) President of UN General
assembly : Dennis Francis
2) IDLO ( International Development Law Organization )
Pakistan is the President of Assembly of Parties and Chair of standing Committee of
IDLO for the period of 2021-2023.
3) FAO ( Food and Agriculture Organization ) The Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations[note 1] (FAO) is a specialized agency of
the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and
improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to
"let there be bread". It was founded on 16 October 1945.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

 Abbreviation FAO

Formation 16 October 1945; 78 years

ago

Founded at Quebec City, Canada

Type United Nations specialized

agency

Legal status Active

Headquarters Rome, Italy

Director-General Qu Dongyu

Parent United Nations Economic

organization and Social Council

The FAO comprises 195 members, including 194 countries and the European Union. Its
headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and it maintains regional and field offices worldwide,
operating in over 130 countries.[2] It helps governments and development agencies
coordinate their activities to improve and develop agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and
land and water resources. It also conducts research, provides technical assistance to
projects, operates educational and training programs, and collects agricultural output,
production, and development data.[2]
The FAO is governed by a biennial conference representing each member country and
the European Union, which elects a 49-member executive council.[3] The Director-
General, as of 2019 Qu Dongyu of China, serves as the chief administrative
officer.[4] Various committees govern matters such as finance, programs, agriculture,
and fisheries

4) WFP ( World Food Program ) The World Food Programme[a] (WFP) is

an international organization within the United Nations that provides food
assistance worldwide. It is the world's
largest humanitarian organization[2][3] and the leading provider of school
meals.[4] Founded in 1961, WFP is headquartered in Rome and has offices in
80 countries.[5] As of 2021, it supported over 128 million people[6] across
more than 120 countries and territories.
Head : Cindy MCcain
5) CAA: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Headquarter : Karachi

Head : Khakan Murtaza

6) Pakistani 81 scientists in the list of Stanford list of top scientists.
7) Pakistan – China Coal power project ( 300 Mega Watt ) of 360 Million Dollars.
8) Dr Arif Alvi awarded Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghee with Nishan I Imtiaz on
December 01,2020