U.N. chief asks world to 'massively' help flood-hit Pakistan

[peacefan]

U.N. chief asks world to 'massively' help flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world owes impoverished Pakistan "massive" help recovering from devastating floods because other nations have contributed more to the climate change thought to have triggered the deluge.

Local : 2022-09-09(Friday) 12 : 30 : 13
Remote : 2022-09-09(Friday) 12 : 30 : 13
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[Esdraelon]

I'm sorry for their suffering but the moment anyone starts off with "they are owed" I stop listening.

 

[peacefan]

Pakistan flood losses at $30 billion and counting, says UN chief

Calling for 'massive support, Guterres says international community has an obligation to support Pakistan United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Friday said that Pakistan had suffered “unprecedented” flood destruction and its losses stood at $30 billion and counting. Guterres — who is on a two-day visit to... Read more

 

[peacefan]

of course, with our recession in full swing, western nations won't have a lot to spend.
i pass the buck to China, a large prosperous nation with many coal power plants that Pakistan fully supports on the geopolitical level.

 

[johngaltshrugged]

I'm sorry for their suffering but the moment anyone starts off with "they are owed" I stop listening.

He both claimed we "owe" them & that it's because of man made climate change we caused. I guess that works on low-IQ types.

My Give a Sh!+ meter is out of service till we get our own massive problems fixed at home. I'm not running out to aid a neighbor on another block when my own roof is on fire

 

[Dogmaphobe]

I'm sorry for their suffering but the moment anyone starts off with "they are owed" I stop listening.

I stopped at the phrase "to massively support", myself.

Only the grammarians among us will understand why.

 

[1srelluc]

The Pakis can sit on it and spin.

 

[ReinyDays]

of course, with our recession in full swing, western nations won't have a lot to spend.
i pass the buck to China, a large prosperous nation with many coal power plants that Pakistan fully supports on the geopolitical level.

China's in a deep deep drought ... rivers have stop flowing ... so, as soon as we've re-built Ukraine, we'll be happy to fix Pakistan ... tax the middle class, they voted for Biden ...

 

[Damaged Eagle]

The UN can give Pakistan all the money they want right after the United States pulls out of the UN.

*****SMILE*****

 

[Dekster]

How much aid would actually become aid? The reason engineers and doctors from Pakistan will come to NYC to drive a taxi isn't because we tip better. They are fleeing the rampant corruption from top to bottom in that country.

 

[Darkwind]

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Didn't Pakistan harbor Osama bin laden?