USA to Build #GreenAlliance with Pakistan for Climate Resilience, Clean Energy Says Andrew Schofer

• United States provided nearly $100 million in flood-related relief to #Pakistan

Islamabad: The U.S. is committed to working with Pakistan through a #GreenAlliance framework to strengthen #climate resilience, transform #energy use and foster economic growth, said Andrew Schofer, United States Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, in his remarks while addressing a U.S.-Pakistani diaspora conference held in Islamabad on Wednesday.

“We invite the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora to partner with us for the cause” to combat the adverse effects #ClimateChange, he suggested.

While highlighting the long history of cooperative partnership of the United States and Pakistan to advance Pakistan’s economic growth and to solve development challenges, Andrew Schofer emphasized the opportunities for future partnership under banner of the “Green Revolution”, helping people to improve lives.

“The U.S. government has provided nearly $100 million in flood-related relief. With the assistance of our Pakistani partners, we delivered food, medicine, #water and shelter to about two and a half million people”, said Andrew Schofer.

The United States Mission in #Pakistan, through the United States Agency for International Development #USAID, and in close collaboration with the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora, hosted a one-day U.S.-Pakistani Diaspora Engagement Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.

The conference showcased key contributions and investments by the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora in the humanitarian, social, and commercial sectors, and explored avenues for future joint engagements.  Zeeshaan Shah, Prime Minister’s Ambassador at Large for Investments, spoke at the closing session.  More than 100 participants attended in-person, including members of the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora, and prominent local business leaders.

Andrew Schofer also stressed that the United States considers the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora as a key partner in the humanitarian, social, and commercial sectors in Pakistan.

#USAID Mission Director Reed Aeschliman in his remarks said “The conference was an opportunity to highlight some of the contributions and investments already made by the Pakistani diaspora, facilitate collaborations between Pakistani diaspora entities, and develop a road map for collective action to address the current humanitarian and social challenges in Pakistan”.

The United States remains firmly committed to engaging and partnering with the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora to address Pakistan’s challenges in the humanitarian, social and commercial sectors and to further Pakistan’s development goals.

To open a new horizon of cooperative partnership, USAID signed two partnership memoranda of understanding with U.S.-Pakistani diaspora entities: one with Datarocx to set up digital centers in Pakistan in the Special Technology Zones and the other with Global Semiconductor Group and HUM Network Limited for Pakistan Katalytic Fund to improve access to growth capital for established businesses in the technology sector, at the closing session.

By: M.A

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