ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked the United Nations for launching a $160 million Flash Appeal for the relief and rehabilitation of the flood-hit people of Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Launching the flash appeal, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, \u201cPakistan is awash in suffering. The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids \u2014 the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding,\u201d Guterres said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat Pakistan is facing today could not be put better than what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as \u201cawash in suffering\u201d, the prime minister wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world should act now,\u201d he urged the international community.<\/p>\n
The UN chief told the world that millions in Pakistan had been rendered homeless, schools and health facilities had been destroyed, livelihoods were shattered, critical infrastructure wiped out, and people\u2019s hopes and dreams had washed away. <\/p>\n
He said though the Government of Pakistan had released funds, including immediate cash relief, the scale of needs is rising like the flood waters. <\/p>\n
The UN chief told the world that millions in Pakistan had been rendered homeless, schools and health facilities had been destroyed, livelihoods were shattered, critical infrastructure wiped out, and people\u2019s hopes and dreams had washed away. <\/p>\n
Though the Government of Pakistan had released funds, including immediate cash relief, the scale of needs is rising like the flood waters. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt requires the world\u2019s collective and prioritized attention,\u201d Guterres said and added that these funds would provide 5.2 million people with food, water, sanitation, emergency education, protection and health support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked the United Nations for launching a $160 million Flash Appeal for the relief and rehabilitation of the flood-hit people of Pakistan. Launching the flash appeal, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, \u201cPakistan is […]<\/p>\n
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