Of Pakistan Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has urged developed countries to provide climate finance to developing countries on a reasonable, incremental and predictable grant basis to address the challenge of climate change.
of the United Nations in Dubai on Saturday 28th Conference of Parties Addressing the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Niran said that the promise of 100 billion dollars for climate finance should be fulfilled and that such grants should not be development financial assistance or increase the already heavy debt burden of developing countries. .
Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar urged the developed countries to take the lead in increasing global climate mitigation ambitions and then help developing countries as well.
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He stressed that at least half of climate finance should be allocated to adaptation, with clear targets including regular monitoring of progress.
The Prime Minister said that climate change is a threat to humans. He said that Pakistan had experienced superfloods last year and this year will be the hottest year in the world in recorded history.
The Pakistani Prime Minister said that last year we led efforts to develop an agreement to establish a global compensable and irreparable damage fund. This year, we worked to activate and adequately fund the Compensable and Irreparable Damage Fund and its funding arrangements.
He said it is important that the COP, led by the UAE, also activates climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building mechanisms for 28 developing countries.
He said that climate justice requires that developing countries be enabled to achieve sustainable development goals.
Caretaker Prime Minister’s meeting with the founder of Microsoft
According to the official radio, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar also met Bill Gates, Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on the sidelines of the COP-28 conference in Dubai on Saturday.
They discussed progress in Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate polio and the Foundation’s collaboration with Pakistan in eradicating poverty and malnutrition.
The Prime Minister informed Bill Gates about the ongoing polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan and said that the country will leave no stone unturned to eliminate the polio virus.
He emphasized the government’s commitment to vaccinate as many children as possible across the country.
Appreciating the support received from the Gates Foundation, the Prime Minister further encouraged Pakistan to build national capacity in education, strengthen early warning and emergency operations for disaster management and digitize agricultural value chains. Also work.
Prime Minister’s meeting with Sri Lankan President
Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar is meeting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the sidelines of the COP28 conference on December 2, 2023 (Radio Pakistan).
According to Radio Pakistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have emphasized the need to deepen and strengthen long-standing cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields while focusing on enhancing people-to-people relations.
The commitment came during a meeting between caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the sidelines of the COP-28 summit in Dubai.
On this occasion, the President of Sri Lanka highlighted his efforts and measures to overcome the economic problems and excessive debt crisis.
Caretaker Prime Minister Kakar informed the Sri Lankan President about the efforts being made for the economic improvement of Pakistan.
The leaders of the two countries emphasized the importance of joint efforts to address common challenges, including promoting peace and prosperity in South Asia and addressing the adverse effects of climate change.
The two leaders stressed the importance of cooperation to tackle common challenges, work for peace, security and sustainable development in the region.
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2024-09-21 18:09:09