ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will visit the National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) in Islamabad on Friday.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will also accompany him in the NFRCC wherein they will be briefed on the scale of devastation in Pakistan due to unprecedented floods and support coming in to mitigate challenges of people of Pakistan.
Later, they will also address a joint press talk.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف اور اقوام متحدہ کے سیکرٹری جنرل António Guterres آج نیشنل فلڈ رسپانس کوآرڈینیشن سینٹر کا دورہ کریں گے، جہاں انھیں پاکستان میں حالیہ سیلاب سے ہونے والے نقصانات اور بحالی کے کاموں پر بریفنگ دی جائے گی۔ بریفنگ کے بعد دونوں رہنما مشترکہ پریس ٹاک کرینگے۔
— Prime Minister’s Office (@PMO_PK) September 9, 2022
Earlier in the morning, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit to express solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan braving a colossal climate-induced natural disaster caused by unprecedented rains and floods across the Country.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar received him at Islamabad International Airport.
Upon his arrival, UN Secretary General @antonioguterres was received by MOS @HinaRKhar in #Islamabad.
UNSG is on a #SolidarityVisit to #Pakistan from 9-10 September 2022 to express support in wake of devastating #FloodsInPakistan.
🇵🇰🤝🇺🇳#UNSGinPak pic.twitter.com/pKo7Tk6ZAY
— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) September 8, 2022
During his visit, the UN secretary-general will have meetings with the Pakistani leadership and senior officials to exchange views on the national and global response to this catastrophe caused by climate change.
António Guterres will travel to areas most impacted by the climate catastrophe. He will interact with displaced families and oversee UN’s humanitarian response work in support of the government’s relief efforts for millions of affected people.
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