UN Chief to Visit Islamabad to Express Solidarity with #SufferingPakistan
UN Chief to Visit Islamabad to Express Solidarity with Flood Victims of Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS: Amid devastating flooding in Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will arrive in Islamabad in the first week of September to express solidarity and sympathies with the flood victims of Pakistan as recent monsoonal showers inundated a third of the country and killed over 1,100 people as a result of excessive flooding.
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“With the tragic situation facing millions of men, women and children impacted by historic floods in Pakistan, the Secretary-General will travel to the country next week for a solidarity visit,” UN chief’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a news briefing.
Guterres will arrive in Islamabad on September 9 and will travel to “the areas most impacted by this unprecedented climate catastrophe,” Dujarric said.
UN chief is expected to leave the country on September 11 after visiting the flood-hit areas.
He will be taken to the flood-hit areas where he will have conversations with displaced families and humanitarian agencies working on the ground.
Earlier, UN chief in his message said that the Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids. More than 1000 people have been killed – with millions more lives shattered.
This colossal crisis requires urgent, collective action to help the Government & people of Pakistan in their hour of need.
