United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan next week, the Secretary-General will express solidarity and sympathy ...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan next week, the Secretary-General will express solidarity and sympathy with the flood-affected citizens in Pakistan.
According to the report published in maknews-21, the statement issued by the international organization said that Antonio Guterres will leave for Pakistan on September 9 and will also visit the flood affected areas.
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The Secretary-General will meet with those displaced by the floods and observe how we are working with our partners to support the government's relief efforts and support millions of people, the statement added. Working properly.
Antonio Guterres will leave for New York on September 11, the statement said.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed welcomed the progress regarding the Secretary General's visit. will get
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It should be remembered that more than 1,100 people have died due to heavy rains and floods in Pakistan, while 3.3 million people have been affected due to the destruction of crops and infrastructure in all the provinces of the country.
Earlier, the United Nations and the Pakistani government appealed for $1.6 million in aid to help deal with the floods, with these funds providing food, water, education and basic health supplies to 5.2 million citizens. will
In a video message released by the Foreign Office, the UN chief described the floods in Pakistan as a "severe crisis".
Antonio Guterres said that "in Pakistan, there is a flood situation in the country due to monsoon rains, the citizens are facing severe difficulties, the country has been seriously damaged by rains and floods".
Describing the flood as a climate disaster, the Secretary General said that South Asia has become the center of the world's climate crisis, the chances of people living in these areas dying from climate effects are 15 times higher.
He said, "It is very dangerous that the emission of greenhouse gases is increasing very rapidly on a global level and severe weather effects are being seen in many countries of the world."
He tweeted that "Earth is going towards destruction due to climate change, we should not ignore it, today its effects are in Pakistan, tomorrow it may happen in your country".
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