UN Secy General to pay solidarity visit to flood-hit Pakistan on Sep 9-10.

ISLAMABAD -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan on 9-10 September to express solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan braving a colossal climate-induced natural disaster caused by unprecedented rains and floods across the country, the Foreign Office said Thursday.

During the visit, Secretary General Guterres will have meetings with the Pakistani leadership and senior officials to exchange views on the national and global response to this catastrophe caused by climate change.

The Secretary-General will travel to areas most impacted by the climate catastrophe. He will interact with displaced families and first responders in the field, and oversee the UN's humanitarian response work in support of the government's rescue and relief efforts for millions of affected people.

The Secretary-General's visit will further raise global awareness about the massive scale of this calamity and the resulting loss of life and widespread devastation. It will contribute towards enhancing commensurate and coordinated international response to the...