- Donors conference will be held next month.
- Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting to finalize the draft agenda.
- The FO briefs Ministers on international participants.
ISLAMABAD: An international donors’ conference is scheduled to be held in Geneva on January 9, 2023, with the aim of mobilizing more than $16 billion in aid for rehabilitation. Flood affected Areas of Pakistan
A high-level panel consisting of federal ministers Ishaq Dar, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Ahsan Iqbal and chief ministers of four provinces will participate in the conference under the leadership of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
On Thursday, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting related to the Donors Conference in the Finance Division.
Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Measures Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Petroleum Mossadegh and others were present in the meeting. attended. Malik, SAPM for Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM for Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Secretary Finance, Secretary Ministry of Finance, Secretary Climate Change, Secretary Planning Division, Secretary Economic Affairs Division, Secretary Information and Broadcasting and other relevant ministries. Senior officers attended the meeting.
The ministers discussed the proposed plan for the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan to be held next month. Co-hosted by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, the conference aims to mobilize international support to build a climate-resilient Pakistan after the devastating floods of 2022. flood recovery.
In the meeting, the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asad Majeed, gave a presentation on the procedure for the draft agenda of the proposed conference, invitees, potential donors and the schedule of the conference.
He said that the heads of state and governments of many countries, United Nations agenciesAnd leaders from the private sector, civil society and international development and financial institutions will attend the conference.
Apart from this, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Gutierrez will address the high-profile inaugural segment.
The participants suggested reframing and revising some of the agendas to make the conference more participatory and meaningful and to present a stronger case for Pakistan at the international forum.
All the participants agreed to provide all possible support to make the conference a success.