The government of Japan will provide grant assistance of $38.9 million to Pakistan as part of its supplementary budget to provide life-saving aid to flood victims, WealthPK reports. The recent devastating floods have affected several areas in Pakistan. The government of Japan will support the affected population in various social and economic dimensions in partnership with WHO, UNFPA, FAO, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP, UNWOMEN, UNHCR, and IPPF in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab provinces, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory, according to a statement.

The statement, issued by the Embassy of Japan, said for the total grant assistance of $34.2 million, the proposed areas of support include emergency medical assistance, food distribution, agriculture and livestock restoration, livelihood recreation, and gender-based violence risk mitigation and response. These projects will commence in January 2023. Japan will also provide $4.7 million of support through Japan International Cooperation Agency for recovery from the floods in health, agriculture, education, gender and resilient disaster management by contributing to “Build Back Better” in Pakistan.

Japan provided $7 million as an emergency grant to Pakistan to address the immediate impacts of the floods in September 2022. The government of Japan, with a longstanding partnership with Pakistan, stands ready to support the people of Pakistan to overcome the ongoing humanitarian crisis, according to the statement received by WealthPK. The unprecedented levels of flooding have triggered a multi-dimensional humanitarian crisis, leaving the affected population with increased health risks and food insecurity, insecure livelihoods and heightened vulnerabilities to gender-based violence.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk