Senate of Pakistan, in its quest for promoting parliamentary diplomacy, has achieved another milestone as Senator Farooq H Naek has been unanimously nominated Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Committee on United Nations (UN) Affairs.
Former chairman Senate is likely to be elected for the slot during the meeting of Governing Council of the Committee on October 18, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, to represent it on the UN related issues. Farooq H Naek was nominated by Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani and seconded by the Speaker National Assembly. He had earlier remained Member of IPU Group on UN which resulted in close coordination between two bodies and as a result this permanent standing Committee on UN Affairs was formed, said a press release issued here on Monday.
In this context, Senator Farooq H Naek said that it is pride moment for the Pakistan Parliament to represent Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) on forum of United Nations and it is a unique platform for Members of Parliaments (MPs) to engage with senior UN officials. The committee helps to close the democracy gap between citizens' voices and global decision making. Its meetings ensure the voice of "we the people" is communicated to UN policy makers.-PR