Pakistan, June 25 -- Speakers at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council Tuesday called for stronger monitoring, reporting, and non-selective implementation of the 15-member Council's decisions to help restore global confidence in it.

Hosted by China and Pakistan, the session on "Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security" highlighted that delayed or selective compliance adversely affects the Council's credibility.

"A Security Council resolution is not an end in itself; It is a promise of action, a legal obligation, and a measure of the international community's resolve," said Pakistan UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad and Co- Chair of the meeting held und...