Islamabad (Web Desk): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to the heads of states and governments, European Union (EU), development partners and the United Nation (UN) for making Resilient Pakistan Conference in Geneva a resounding success.
In a post on Twitter, the premier said that the UN Secretary General has shown stellar leadership all along. He said that the people of Pakistan will forever remain grateful to him.
"The world witnessed yesterday how the nations can come together in a show of solidarity to create a model of win-win partnership to lift suffering humanity out of tragedy," PM Shehbaz said.
The premier said that he was deeply moved by the compassion on display at Geneva Conference.
"Together we will rebuild lives and hopes," PM Shehbaz said.
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On Monday, Pakistan secured over $10 billion pledges from the international financial institutions, donor agencies and development partners for the rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction of flood affected areas, during an International Conference on Climate Resilience.
The major pledges made at the conference, co-chaired by Pakistan and the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, included $4.2 billion from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), $ 2 billion from the World Bank, $1.5 billion from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), $ 1 billion from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and $1 billion from Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led the Pakistan delegation at Geneva moot where he described in detail Pakistan’s Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Framework (4RF), which laid out a multi-sectoral strategy for rehabilitation and reconstruction in a climate-resilient and inclusive manner.
As per estimates, the devastating floods in 2022 left one-third of the country submerged, about 15,000 dead or injured and 8 million displaced. Over 2 million homes, 13,000 kilometres of highways, 439 bridges and more than 4 million acres of agricultural land were destroyed or damaged. An estimated nine million more people could be forced into poverty as a direct consequence of these floods.
