Washington: Floods in Pakistan have worsened the economical situation of the country. One-third of Pakistan is struggling with this flood.
Following this, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan on September 9 and 10. During the visit, Secretary-General Guterres will hold special talks with the Pakistani leadership and senior officials on the devastation caused by climate change.
The Secretary-General will visit the areas most affected by the climate disaster. He will interact with displaced families and oversee the UN humanitarian response work in support of the government’s rescue and relief efforts for millions of affected people.
Why is un secretary general’s visit to Pakistan important?
The Secretary-General’s visit will further raise global awareness of the magnitude of this disaster and the resulting loss of lives and widespread devastation. It will contribute to enhancing the international response in line with the humanitarian and other needs of the 33 million affected Pakistanis.
The UNSG has been consistently pushing to link such disasters to the effects of climate change. At the same time, it has been warning the international community about the existential threat of our planet if climate change is not addressed in a timely and effective manner.
Cataclysmic floods have inundated a third of the country and displaced more than 33 million people. Pakistan’s already crumbling economy has suffered an economic loss of $ 12.5 billion.