In order to help Pakistan’s flood victims from 2022, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged $16.4 million in funding.
Isobel Coleman, the deputy administrator of USAID, announced the provision of additional development and humanitarian help in a statement made public on Tuesday.
She emphasized the aid’s goal of enhancing the resiliency of the impacted communities in Sindh, Pakistan.
An estimated 33 million people were affected by the floods, which also severely damaged the nation’s infrastructure, agriculture, way of life, and animals.
USAID For Flood Affected People and Areas
The funds that have been given were made in response to the immediate need for assistance and are meant to assist the nearly 20 million flood victims by providing recovery, risk-reduction, and resilience-building relief.
Malnutrition, food insecurity, and disease prevention will all be addressed by the aid package.
The funds will also enable humanitarian partners to provide mothers and children with nourishing meals, help families rebuild local infrastructure to fend off future disasters, and improve protection services to stop gender-based violence and aid survivors.
A Disaster Assistance Response Team from USAID was quickly sent to Pakistan in mid-2022 in response to the disastrous monsoon rains and subsequent floods that devastated the country.
An air bridge operation was successfully carried out with the help of allies, notably the US Department of Defence, and enabled the delivery of over 630 metric tons of life-saving aid to Pakistan.
The USAID agency stressed that it has been one of the main contributors, disbursing more than $200 million in humanitarian and development aid since the devastating floods of 2022, underscoring the United States’ commitment to supporting Pakistan.
The US is unwavering in its commitment to supporting the people of Pakistan as they recover from the profound effects of this unprecedented natural calamity.
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