ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the United Nations, the United Nations Children’s Fund and other global agencies to support Pakistan as the climate-induced calamities have badly affected the country’s children.
In a tweet on Sunday, the prime minister said that over 400 children have died due to recent floods, which figure constitutes one-third of the overall death toll.
PM seeks global support to deal with flood crisis
He expressed dismay that the children are exposed to a greater risk of water-borne diseases under the current circumstances.
Mr Sharif added that Pakistan is battling one of the worst climate-induced calamities, and among the most adversely affected groups are the country’s children.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2022
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