ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday arrived in Dubai to attend the United Nations climate conference scheduled to be held between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12, with the participation of around 70,000 people, including global leaders, academics and youth representatives.
According to officials in Islamabad, Pakistan will set up its own pavilion and focus on critical issues to help countries across the world build climate resilience together.
Mitigating the impact of climate change has become a major priority for the government after the country was hit unprecedented monsoon rains and floods that caused massive infrastructure and agricultural losses last year.
Kakar will attend the COP28 conference where he will spearhead Pakistan’s delegation and present its case.
Minister for Justice of the United Arab Emirates H.E. Abdullah Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UAE and the Pakistani diplomatic staff welcomed the Prime Minister at Dubai’s Al-Maktoum Airport,” said a brief statement issued after the Pakistani PM’s arrival.
“The Prime Minister will attend the World Climate Action Summit on December 1 and 2,” it added.
Kakar, who is on a week-long visit to the Middle East to sign multibillion-dollar deals, is accompanied by Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Finance Minister Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Climate Change Minister Ahmed Irfan Aslam and Energy Minister Muhammad Ali.
The Pakistani delegation plans to call for an early operationalization of the loss and damage fund to help countries vulnerable to climate change deal with natural disasters caused by erratic weather conditions.
It also intends to argue for the inclusion of developing countries in the fund, diverging from developed nations’ focus only on the least developed states.
Prior to arriving in Dubai, the prime minister held some vital meetings with the top Kuwaiti leaders and witnessed the signing of ten major investment deals in the Gulf country.
Pakistan PM arrives in Dubai to attend major UN climate conference
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Pakistan PM arrives in Dubai to attend major UN climate conference
- Pakistan will set up its own pavilion at the event and focus on building climate resilience with other states
- Prime Minister Kakar will attend the World Climate Action Summit beginning on Dec. 1 at COP28 conference
Pakistan urges peaceful dispute settlement, respect for law at Inter-Parliamentary Union hearing
- The annual hearing focused on advancing peace, sustainable development, democratic governance and effective multilateralism
- Islamabad calls for renewed trust in UN that must be rooted in strengthened cooperation, backed by sustainable financing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday called for the respect for international law and meaningful progress in peaceful settlement of disputes at Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) annual hearing, in accordance with the United Nations (UN) Charter and Security Council resolutions.
Held under the theme ‘Parliaments and the United Nations: Better together, delivering for the people,’ the 2026 IPU annual hearing on Feb. 12-13 focused on advancing peace, sustainable development, democratic governance, and effective multilateralism, including contributions to the UN’s Pact for the Future and broader reform efforts.
Pakistani Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani, who was leading a six-member parliamentary delegation, delivered the national statement at the IPU annual hearing at the UN headquarters, calling for democratic, transparent, and accountable decision-making in order to enhance the UN’s credibility, according to the Senate of Pakistan.
“Parliaments are indispensable partners in ensuring national ownership of international commitments,” he was quoted as saying by the Senate. “Reform is essential. But it must be ‘Reform for All, Privilege for None’.”
The Senate chairman highlighted the continuing importance of the United Nations as the cornerstone of multilateral cooperation, stressing that the organization’s universal membership and Charter-based mandate remain central to promoting global peace and security.
“Overlapping crises, including climate change, violent conflicts, and growing social and economic inequalities, continue to challenge the UN’s ability to deliver,” he said. “These pressures disproportionately affect the Global South, eroding hard-won development gains.”
He underscored that no single nation could address these systemic challenges alone, calling for renewed trust in the UN that must be rooted in strengthened multilateral cooperation, backed by adequate, predictable, and sustainable financing to enable the organization to fulfill its mandates effectively.
