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UN Chief to travel to Pakistan next week on solidarity visit amid devastating floods

UN Chief to travel to Pakistan next week on solidarity visit amid devastating floods
August 31, 2022 Web Desk

NEW YORK (92 News) - The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Pakistan next week for a solidarity visit.

The UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric at a briefing in New York said that the Secretary General will go to the areas most impacted by the unprecedented climate catastrophe.

The Secretary General will also meet with displaced families.

Foreign Affairs Asim Iftikhar Ahmad while welcoming the visit has said that it will contribute in a big way our collective effort to highlight the impact of this disaster.

He said that this visit by UNSG to further mobilize international assistance.