Canada said Saturday it will provide 2.6 million Canadian dollars ($1.9 million) in humanitarian assistance to people in Pakistan displaced by flooding, as well as Afghan refugees living in the country.
Since June, Pakistan has been hit by heavy monsoon rains and
flooding that have affected about 4 million people and left more than 900 dead.
Randeep Sarai, Canada’s secretary of state for international
development, said Ottawa will send 2 million Canadian dollars to the U.N.
refugee agency in Pakistan. While the agency’s main work supports Afghan
refugees, it has also been delivering emergency relief to flood-hit
communities.
Canada will also provide 350,000 Canadian dollars to Save
the Children Canada to help supply emergency shelter, safe water and hygiene
services. Another 250,000 Canadian dollars will go to the Pakistan Red Crescent
Society for its relief operations.
Pakistan has faced a growing number of large-scale natural
disasters in recent years that experts link to climate change. In 2022,
catastrophic flooding there prompted Canada to announce 58 million Canadian
dollars in aid.
