Pakistan`s Role In Regional And International Organizations

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Pakistan's Role In Regional And

International Organizations

Definition and Types of Organizations

An international organization is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.

There are three main types:

International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs): non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. There are two types:

International non-profit organizations.

 Examples include the World Organization of the Scout

Movement, International Committee of the Red Cross

International corporations, referred to as multinational corporations.

 Examples include The Coca-Cola Company and Toyota

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Intergovernmental organizations, also known as

International Governmental Organizations (IGOs): the type of organization most closely associated with the term

'international organization', these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states).

Notable examples include the United Nations (UN),

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

(OSCE), Council of Europe (CoE), European Union (EU; which is a prime example of a supranational organization), and World Trade Organization (WTO). The UN has used the term "intergovernmental organization" instead of

"international organization" for clarity.

South Asian Association for Regional

Cooperation (SAARC)

Member-States

Observers State

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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

(SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations, which was established on 8 December 1985.

The government of Bangladesh , Bhutan, India, Maldives,

Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka formally adopted its charter.

The promotion of economic and social progress, cultural development within the South Asia region and also for friendship and cooperation with other developing countries.

It is dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasizing collective self-reliance.

Its seven founding members are Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India,

Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

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Afghanistan joined the organization in 2007. Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries, twice annually.

It is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Four Founder States

Objectives

To promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve their quality of life;

To accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and to provide all individuals the opportunity to live in dignity and to realize their full potential;

To promote and strengthen selective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia;

To contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another's problems

To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields;

To strengthen cooperation with other developing countries;

Role of Pakistan

Since the Association's start, Pakistan has been a supporter of SAARC objectives and has remained an active player on the SAARC platform.

It has contributed meaningfully to the establishment institutions and progress of the Association.

Pakistan supported a step by step approach for enhancing cooperation and stresses the need for better coordination of programs and consolidation of the progress made so far.

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an intergovernmental organization involving seven Asian and three

Eurasian nations part of the South-central Asian Union.

It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade, and investment opportunities.

The common objective is to establish a single market for goods and services, much like the European Union.

History

ECO's secretariat and cultural department are located in

Tehran, its economic bureau is in Turkey and its scientific bureau is situated in Pakistan.

The organization was founded by Turkey, Iran and

Pakistan.

Economic Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by

Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the member states.

Pakistan’s Role in ECO

ECO currently is engaged in energy crisis resolution and meetings are being held inTehran.

And by resolving this problem all the members will facilitated by it specially Pakistan. Because besides the potentiality of the country in many a sectors still they are not operating at an efficient level which is required according to the current need of the scenario.

Pakistan’s potential in telecommunication, agriculture, food, industry, trade and many other sectors made it significant as it can play its role for the betterment of rest of the member nations by providing them with assistance financially and technically both.

United Nation Organizations (UNO)

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization with the stated aims of promoting and facilitating cooperation in International law, International Security, Economic

Development , Social Progress, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Civil

Liberties, Political Freedoms, Democracy, and the achievement of lasting world peace.

The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue.

It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.

Role of Pakistan

Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September

1947 just over a month after its independence from the British

Empire.

Today, it is a charter member and participates in all of the UN's specialized agencies and organizations.

Pakistan maintains a permanent mission to the UN, which is currently headed by Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon in NewYork.

There is a second mission based at the UNO office in Geneva,

Switzerland.

The Pakistani military has played a key role in the UN's peacekeeping programme in different parts of the world, most prominently in

Somalia , Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Congo and Liberia.

The UN continues to remain a keen observer of the Kashmir conflict between Pakistan and India, centring around the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Since the transfer of power to both countries in 1947 of the divided territory, the UN has played an extensive role in regulating and monitoring the dispute

Organization of Islamic Organization

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is an international organization consisting of 57 member states. The organization states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony“.

The OIC has a permanent delegation to the United Nations, and is the largest international organization outside the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English and French .

Leaders of Muslim nations met in Rabat to establish the OIC on 25

September 1969.

Member Countries of OIC

Role of Pakistan in OIC

In line with OIC strong stance against the occupation of Palestine by

Israel, Pakistan has continuously adopted a stance against Israel, while maintaining moral solidarity with Palestine

Military Cooperation

Pakistan is though to have developed its atomic bomb programme with millions of dollars of contributory aid from (mostly) Saudi Arabia and

Libyan oil wealth

Pakistan has always used OIC as a platform to gather support on the

Kahmir conflict against the Republic of India. In 1969 King Hassan of

Morocco invited the Government of India for the 1969 Summit in Rabat

As a goodwill gesture of China's veto power in support of Pakistan at the UN Security Council, for example the Chinese opposition of UNSC resolution at Pakistan's behest demanding a ban on the militant organization Jama'at-ud-Da'wah following the 2008 Mumbai attacks,

Pakistan assured China, that the OIC will not pass any resolution condemning China's 'strike hard' campaign against the Uighur Muslim minority. Pakistan therefore act as a contact point for China's engagement with the OIC.

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