Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Urges Action on Climate Disasters

September 30, 2022 01:09:27
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Urges Action on Climate Disasters
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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Urges Action on Climate Disasters

Sep 30 2022 | 01:09:27

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Show Notes

Pakistan’s unprecedented flood disaster is a wake-up call for governments and international institutions on the need to build a worldwide response to the disproportionate burden of climate change on nations of the Global South — a challenge that Pakistan’s foreign minister underscored to U.S. officials and foreign policy analysts at a September 28 USIP luncheon.

Speakers

Lise Grande
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace, welcome remarks

Derek Chollet
Counselor of the Department of State, opening remarks

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs

Daniel Feldman
Ambassador, moderator

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/09/pakistan-presses-us-lead-global-response-climate-disasters

 

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