"No country deserves to endure what happened to Pakistan," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference in Geneva, which is seeking billions of dollars to support recovery from the disaster. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the conference his country was "racing against time" to deal with towering needs. Speaking via video link, French President Emmanuel Macron told the conference that his country would contribute 360 million euros ($384 million). Monday's event is broader than a traditional pledging conference, as it seeks to set up a long-term international partnership focused not only on recovery, but also on boosting Pakistan's climate resilience. "Today the waters may have partially receded," he told Monday's conference, "but what remains is a monumental reckoning for the entire world."

Source: Manila Times January 09, 2023 17:25 UTC