Reconstruction aid lagging for Pakistan floods

Guterres said Pakistan was “a double victim – of climate chaos and of our outdated and unjust global financial system.” — AFP

New York: A year after deadly floods inundated a third of Pakistan, the broken promises to rebuild the country present “a litmus test for climate justice,” the head of the United Nations says.

“Billions were pledged” by rich nations in the aftermath of the disaster, said secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, “but the vast majority was in loans. And Pakistan is still waiting for much of the funding.”