Share:UNITED NATIONS - US President Joe Biden has made a strong and passionate call for extending help to Pakistan where floods have caused huge devastation. “Pakistan is still un­der water and needs help,” the president told the 193-member UN General Assembly in its high-level de­bate, when he dealt with the adverse im­pacts of climate change here yesterday. The iconic hall of the Gener­al Assembly was packed to capacity with world lead­ers, including Prime Min­ister Shehbaz Sharif, when Biden spoke. The floods have killed over 1,500 peo­ple and displaced 33 mil­lion as the Pakistan gov­ernment, with the support of the UN and partners, is racing against time to help the distressed people. In his address, Biden an­nounced over $2.9 billion in new assistance to ad­dress global food insecu­rity, building on the $6.9 billion in US government assistance to support glob­al food security already committed this year.

Source: The Nation September 22, 2022 05:43 UTC