ISLAMABAD: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has asked donors and international financial institutions to follow up on pledges made at the Geneva conference and sustain multi-year support for the recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction of Pakistan and its flood-hit people.
Longer-term recovery and reconstruction will be required to restore the lives and livelihoods of flood-affected people, Mr Guterres said in a report to the UN General Assembly, titled ‘International Cooperation on Humanitarian Assistance in the Field of Natural Disasters, from Relief to Development’.
UN CERF demonstrated its key role in rapid resource mobilisation to save lives and reduce suffering of the flood-hit people.
At the onset of the disaster, the Fund allocated a total $10m to enable UN agencies and partners to jump-start their response and provide life-saving multi-sectoral assistance to 238,000 of the most affected people.
The Fund subsequently allocated an additional $6.5 million to assist 481,000 people by addressing nutrition, medical and shelter needs among women and children.
Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2023
