Pakistan warns UN against weaker peacekeeping amid budget cuts
Pakistan's UN peacekeeping message, delivered by Ambassador Syed Haider Shah, said cost cuts must not reduce the capabilities missions need to do their work.
Pakistan asked the UN not to let financial constraints and cost-cutting weaken peacekeeping operations.
The General Assembly approved $5.1 billion for peacekeeping in 2026-27, about 10 per cent lower than the previous year.
A funding crisis last year led the UN to cut mission spending and repatriate a quarter of uniformed peacekeeping personnel.
Pakistan outlined six reform priorities, including the safety of peacekeepers and focused, adequately resourced mandates.
More than 170,000 Pakistani military and police personnel have served in UN missions over six decades; 183 lost their lives.