Geneva: The most important international conference for the rehabilitation of Pakistan’s flood victims is underway in Geneva, Switzerland.
According to the report, the conference will have various sessions and the aid announcements will also be made by the partners.
The conference began with a session on providing resources to Pakistan for flood recovery. A special video on flood disaster, damages, relief and rehabilitation in Pakistan was also shown in the conference. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thanked the participants of the conference.
Antonio Gutierrez
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, in his address to the conference, said that most of the people were affected by the recent floods in Pakistan.
Antonio Guterres said that he was surprised to see the spirit of Pakistanis even in difficult situations, large-scale measures are needed to restore the infrastructure, 16.3 billion dollars will be needed in a period of 3 years, it can be helped through cases, transfers and other methods through conviction.
Today we attend the Intl Conference on Climate #ResilientPakistan with an online participation of @vonderleyen. The EU feels full solidarity with the Pakistani people after the catastrophic floods. Pakistan can count on us to be by its side in the recovery process. pic.twitter.com/cqHzHOrEes
— EU at the UN – Geneva #MultilateralismMatters (@EU_UNGeneva) January 9, 2023
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his address informed about the disaster caused by the flood, the plan of restoration.
He said that I thank all the participants for feeling the pain and suffering of the people of Pakistan. Today, we are standing at an important turning point in history. Floods have devastated Pakistan on a large scale, 33 million people have been affected, houses, educational institutions, agricultural sectors have been damaged. Large scale support is required.
Shahbaz Sharif said that Pakistan will not forget the countries that helped in difficult times, a framework has been prepared for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the flood victims, which requires 16.3 billion dollars, Pakistan will bear fifty percent of the 16 billion dollars itself.
Foreign Minister
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that today the nations of the world have come together to stand in solidarity with Pakistan, most of the areas of Pakistan are still under flood water, 330 million people have been affected by the flood, one out of every 7 people in Pakistan has been affected by the flood.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said that the extent of flood damage in Pakistan is very large, while the relief and rehabilitation work is going on in the flood affected areas.
In the conference, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will have bilateral meetings with leaders and important personalities of different countries.
In addition to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gaarder, European Commission President Ms. Ursula Vander Leyen, Swiss Federal Consul and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Ignazio Cassis will address the conference.
Switzerland’s Federal Consul Ignacio Cassis, United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Development Andrew Mitchell, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiar Sajdov will hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Chairman of China International Cooperation Agency Luzhouhui and President of Islamic Development Bank Dr. Muhammad Al Jasir will also meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Apart from this, Ms. Isabel Coleman, Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Martin Reiser, Vice President of the World Bank Asia Region, will also meet the Prime Minister.
