The United States said on Thursday (October 27th) it would provide an additional $30 million in aid to Pakistan after historic floods this summer displaced eight million people.
The United States Agency for Development (USAID) said that this new aid, which should reach two million additional people, would include emergency rations, screening tests for malnutrition, shelters, and kits to help families. to prepare for winter.
“Unimaginable Challenges”
USAID Administrator Samantha Power, who visited Pakistan last month, said she saw “a sunken worldby the floods that killed more than 1,700 people, as well as more than 1.2 million head of cattle. At the height of the bad weather, a third of Pakistan was found under water. “For those who survived, unimaginable challenges still await them. Even if the water recedes, the damage remains extensivesaid Samantha Power in a statement. “The United States continues to stand with the people of Pakistan during these turbulent times.“, she added.
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The announcement brings the total of aid to be paid to Pakistan by the United States after the floods to $97 million, making Washington the largest donor. France is to organize a donors’ conference next month to discuss broader aid to Pakistan, one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, despite its minimal role in global greenhouse gas emissions.