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Banks and countries pledge over $9bn to rebuild Pakistan after catastrophic floods

International funders join Pakistan PM and UN secretary general in Geneva to agree recovery plan following ‘monsoon on steroids’

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Over $9 bn raised for Pakistan flood recovery

Geneva (AFP) - Pakistan received over $9 billion in pledges Monday to help it recover from last year's catastrophic floods, vowing to become a model for how countries can build climate change resilience.

AFP

$9 bn raised for Pakistan flood recovery

Geneva (AFP) - Pakistan received pledges of more than $9 billion on Monday to help the country recover from last year's catastrophic floods and improve its resilience to the ravages of climate change.

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Pakistan reaffirms commitment to IMF programme after meeting

Pakistan reiterated its commitment to completing a programme with the International Monetary Fund in a meeting on the sidelines of a climate conference in Geneva on Monday, the finance ministry said in a statement.

Reuters

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Daily Mirror

Pakistan asks IMF for restructuring 'pause'

Geneva (AFP) - Pakistan's prime minister on Monday asked the IMF for a pause in its demands for economic reforms before releasing more financial aid, as the country tries to rebuild after catastrophic floods.

AFP

Pakistan gets total pledges of $8.57 billion for flood recovery

Pakistan has already received total pledges of $8.57 billion for helping in flood recovery at a conference in Geneva, information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday.

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Donors pledge more than $9bn for Pakistan flood recovery

Pakistan official says donors at Geneva conference commit more than $9bn to help it recover from devastating floods.

Al Jazeera

Donors exceed Pakistan goal with pledge of more than $9 billion for flood recovery

International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries.

Reuters

Pakistan flood recovery needs 'massive' investment: UN

Geneva (AFP) - The United Nations called Monday for more than $8 billion to help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and improve its ability to resist the ravages of climate change, as financial pledges stacked up.

AFP

UN urges 'massive investments' for Pakistan flood recovery

Geneva (AFP) - The UN chief called Monday for "massive investments" to help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods, saying it was "doubly victimised" by climate change and a "morally bankrupt global financial system".

AFP

Pakistan seeks billions for flood recovery, climate resilience

Geneva (AFP) - Pakistan will ask Monday for billions in international support towards its recovery from the aftermath of last year's devastating floods and to help it better resist climate change.

AFP

Pakistan risks 'extraordinary misery' without flood recovery help: UN

Geneva (AFP) - The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery, the head of the UN development agency told AFP.

AFP

Pakistan’s finance minister to meet IMF delegation in Geneva

IMF has yet to approve the release of $1.1bn originally due to be disbursed in November last year.

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Pakistan seeks help with $16 billion flood rebuilding at UN conference

Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshalling support to rebuild the country after devastating floods in what is expected to be a major test case for who pays for climate disasters.

AFP

Share the data, WHO urges China at Covid surge talks

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization met Chinese officials for talks on Friday about the surge in Covid-19 cases, urging them to share real-time data so other countries can respond effectively.

AFP

Pele 'immortal', says football's ruling body FIFA

Geneva (AFP) - FIFA said Pele was simply "immortal" after the Brazil legend, named by world football's governing body as the greatest player of the 20th century, died on Thursday aged 82.

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Pele 'immortal', says world football's governing body FIFA

Geneva (AFP) - FIFA said Pele was simply "immortal" after the Brazil legend, named by world football's governing body as the greatest player of the 20th century, died on Thursday aged 82.

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UN urges Taliban to end 'terrible' restrictions on women

Geneva (AFP) - The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.

AFP

UN names three women to probe Iran protests crackdown

Geneva (AFP) - The United Nations on Tuesday named three women to lead a rights investigation into Iran's violent crackdown on women-led protests that have rocked the Islamic republic for more than three months.

AFP

Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugees envoy

Geneva (AFP) - Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.

AFP

Climate change fuelling cholera surge: WHO

Geneva (AFP) - Climate change is fuelling a global cholera upsurge, the WHO said Friday, warning the situation was compounded by vaccine shortages and will only worsen unless it is stamped out soon.

AFP

UN rights chief denounces crackdown in Nicaragua

Geneva (AFP) - Nicaragua is systematically working to stifle dissent, the UN's rights chief warned Thursday, pointing to swelling numbers of arbitrary detentions, thousands of NGOs shut down and "muzzling of the media".

Bangkok Post

UN details civilian executions in Ukraine

GENEVA: In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

AFP

UN rights chief details civilian executions in Ukraine

Geneva (AFP) - In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

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