Flood-hit Pakistan to seek $16B at next week's conference

Pakistan to co-chair Geneva climate conference next week

Conference will be co-hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres - Anadolu Agency

Pakistan to seek over $16 billion at UN conference for rehabilitation after last year's flood

Officials said on Thursday (January 5) that Pakistan might seek over $16 billion at a UN conference next week for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the flood-hit regions. The catastrophic floods reportedly caused the country a loss of about $30 billion.  A United Nations report published on Wednesday highlighted that in 2022, the Asia-Pacific was the world's most disaster-prone region with floods, drought, typhoons, heatwaves, and earthqu

Pakistan to seek over USD 16 billion for flood rehabilitation at UN conference

Pakistan News: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to seek over USD 16 billion at a UN conference next week for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas devastat.

Flood-hit Pakistan to seek $16B at next week’s conference

By MUNIR AHMED ISLAMABAD (AP) — With the United Nations at its side, Pakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the international community for reconstruction for millions of climate-induced flood victims next week in Geneva, officials said Thursday. Monday’s conference, jointly hosted by the world body and Pakistan, is aimed at raising recovery funds after last summer’s unprecedented floods that killed 1,739 people and affected 33 m…

Flood-hit Pakistan to Seek $16B at Next Week's Conference

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said the daylong conference will be based on a U.N.-supported assessment that indicates Pakistan suffered more than $30 billion in damage.

Flood-hit Pakistan to seek $16B at next week's conference

ISLAMABAD (AP) — With the United Nations at its side, Pakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the international community for reconstruction for millions of climate-induced flood […]