USA to help flood-affected communities in Pakistan

December 09, 2022 (MLN): The United States is on the board to support Pakistan's flood-affected communities and work to promote flood recovery and resilience through the US-Pakistan Green Alliance, a press release issued on Friday showed.

The US-Pakistan Green Alliance is a framework to address shared challenges relating to agriculture, energy, water, and other environmental issues; strengthen climate resilience, and foster inclusive economic growth. 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Elizabeth Horst visited Islamabad December 8-9 to discuss US support for Pakistan’s flood recovery with government leaders. 

She discussed with members of Pakistan’s civil society to discuss initiatives to combat gender-based violence.

The United States has provided more than $97 million to support flood relief, food security, and disaster preparedness in Pakistan this year. 

Her discussions underscored the US government’s commitment to working with Pakistan to support its flood recovery efforts, improve access to renewable energy, respond to climate change, and address challenges that stand in the way of expanding trade and investment between our countries. 

PDAS Horst also held a discussion with civil society leaders with expertise in humanitarian relief, women’s rights, children’s rights, and minority rights.  She stressed the US position that humanitarian relief and flood recovery should be inclusive.

For 75 years, the United States has valued our long-standing bilateral partnership with Pakistan.  As Pakistan continues to recover from the floods, our support for affected communities will remain steadfast.

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