Benazir Bhutto was murdered by people who rejected UN values: Theresa May
Theresa May addresses the UN, speaks about Benazir
May shared a deep bond?with Benazir during their Oxford days
British Prime Minister Theresa May addressing the United Nations General Assembly said former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto "was brutally murdered by people who actively rejected the values that all of us here at the United Nations stand for".
Maypaid glowing tribute to Benazir on her tenth death anniversary, saying,"This year is the tenth anniversary of the death of the woman who introduced me to my husband and who is known well to many of us in this United Nations. Benazir Bhutto was brutally murdered by people who actively rejected the values that all of us here at the United Nations stand for."
“In a country that has suffered more than most at the hands of terrorists(referring to Pakistan), murdered for standing up for democracy, murdered for espousing tolerance and murdered for being a woman. When I think of a hundred and thousands of victims of terrorism in countries across the world I think of their friends, their families, their communities devastated by this evil and I say, enough is enough,” the British Prime Minister said.
May shared a deep bondwith Benazir during their Oxford days. Benazir was instrumental in introducing May to Philip - her future husband - at an Oxford University disco in 1976.
The British prime ministeralso spoke about tensions in North Korea and called the world community to "exert pressure on Kim Jong Un to change his ways".
"Let us not fail this time. Let our message to North Korea be clear. Our determination to uphold these rules is stronger by far than their determination to undermine them," the British PM said.
On the question of UN reforms and funding related to the world body, the British PM said: "The UK will remain committed to spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on development and humanitarian support. We will use our military to support peacekeeping and our diplomats will continue to work to tackle conflict and support peace building."
"In turn, the UN and its agencies must win our trust by proving to us and the people we represent, that they can deliver. And that is why we remain generous in our funding. But set aside 30 per cent to be paid only to those parts of the UN that achieve sufficient results," the prime minister told the UN General Assembly.