During her visit this week, Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of UNESCAP shall be convening a High Level Expert Group Meeting in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan and the UN Country Team on helping Pakistan strengthen its disaster risk reduction strategies and recovery and reconstruction plans reports the Associated Press of Pakistan.
The news agency also reports that Dr Heyzer has personally endeavoured to sustain international focus on the recent flooding in Pakistan and help mobilize regional expertise to strengthen Pakistan’s flood resiliency.