UN Chief urges global community to massively support Pakistan to come out of flood crisis

Islamabad: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed the international community that Pakistan needs massive financial support to undertake rescue and relief efforts as well as to meet the challenge of rehabilitation and reconstruction in the wake of the devastation caused by recent floods in the country.  

Addressing a joint news conference, along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in Islamabad on Friday, he said Pakistan is not making any significant contribution to the industrial emissions, but it faces the major brunt of climate change. He said especially, the countries that make most of the emissions should do justice by providing massive support to the people of Pakistan to meet this calamity.

The Secretary-General urged the global community to mobilize everything possible to support the people of Pakistan as they have lost their houses, jobs, and crops.

Expressing solidarity with the people of Pakistan, he assured that everyone needs to be mobilized to come out of this crisis.

Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the Secretary-General for visiting the flood-affected people of Pakistan, who are facing devastation and destruction due to the negative impact of the climate change