Pakistan warns UN against weakening peacekeeping amid budget cuts
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the United Nations not to allow financial constraints and cost-cutting measures to weaken its peacekeeping operations, warning that reductions in resources could undermine the organisation’s ability to maintain international peace and security. The warning comes as UN peacekeeping faces mounting financial and political pressures. The General Assembly has approved a $5.1 billion budget for peacekeeping operations for 2026-27, about 10 per cent lower than the previous year’s allocation. A funding crisis last year had already forced the organisation to reduce mi