The UNSG has been consistently stressing the linkage of such disasters with the impacts of climate change


Islamabad: A meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is on a two-day solidarity visit to Pakistan, was held at the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad.
The UN Secretary-General was also briefed on the flood situation in the country
Earlier on arrival at the PM House, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the UN Secretary-General.
During his visit to Pakistan, Secretary General Guterres will have meetings with the Pakistani leadership and senior officials to exchange views on the national and global response to this catastrophe caused by climate change.
The Secretary-General will travel to areas most impacted by the climate catastrophe. He will interact with displaced families and first responders in the field, and oversee the UN’s humanitarian response work in support of the government’s rescue and relief efforts for millions of affected people.
The Secretary-General’s visit will further raise global awareness about the massive scale of this calamity and the resulting loss of life and widespread devastation. It will contribute towards enhancing commensurate and coordinated international response to the humanitarian and other needs of the 33 million affected Pakistanis.
The Secretary-General actively supported the US$ 160 million UN “Flash Appeal” to fund Pakistan’s Flood Response Plan and contributed a powerful video message at its launch event held simultaneously in Islamabad and Geneva on 30 August 2022.
The UNSG has been consistently stressing the linkage of such disasters with the impacts of climate change and warning the international community about the existential threat to our planet in case climate change was not addressed in a timely and effective manner.

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