United Nations published this video item, entitled “Pakistan, United Kindom & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (9 September 2022)” – below is their description.
Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Pakistan
– United Kingdom
– Sudan
– South Sudan
– Senior Personnel Appointment – UNDP
– Senior Personnel Appointment – UN Human Rights
– International Day to Protect Education from Attack
– Summit of the Future
– Youth
PAKISTAN
The Secretary-General has just concluded his first day in his solidarity visit to Pakistan. In Islamabad, he was briefed on the latest developments by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other senior government officials.
At a press encounter with the Prime Minister, following a visit to the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre, the Secretary-General expressed his solidarity with the Pakistani people and reiterated that the UN will do everything possible to mobilize the international community to support Pakistan.
The UN has delivered food or cash assistance and emergency supplies, he said, but this is just a drop in the ocean of needs.
No country deserves this fate, the Secretary-General later said during a joint press conference with the Foreign Minister – and particularly not countries like Pakistan that have done almost nothing to contribute to global warming. He called on developed countries to provide Pakistan and other countries on the frontlines with the financial and technical resources they need to survive extreme weather events like these deadly floods.
The Secretary-General also urged governments to address loss and damage from the climate crisis at COP 27 with the seriousness it deserves. This is not a future event, he added, it is happening now, all around us.
Tomorrow, the Secretary-General will see the impact of the floods in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. He is scheduled to conclude his visit with a press conference in Karachi and, just like today, we hope to have it streamed on the UN WebTV platform.
PAKISTAN – HUMANITARIAN
Meanwhile, the UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who is with the Secretary-General in Pakistan, has released $7 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster emergency aid in Pakistan.
The allocation brings the support from the Central Emergency Fund for the flood response to $10 million, following a $3 million disbursement last month.
The funds will help prevent waterborne diseases and epidemics and provide nutrition supplements, clean water, and reproductive health care for the most vulnerable people, as well as the feed for livestock.
A press release on the allocation will be issued shortly.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=09%20September%202022
United Nations YouTube Channel
Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.
