Islamabad:At the United Nations, Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to reduce disaster risk, build climate resilience and cater to the urgent needs of flood-affected people.

The resolve was made by Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt General Inam Haider Malik while addressing the UN General Assembly’s two-day high-level meeting in New York. Highlighting Pakistan’s assistance to earthquake-hit people of Turkey and Syria, he said climate threats are global and need global response.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has urged making efforts to enhance export of labour to European countries while curbing illegal migration. She was chairing a multi-stakeholder meeting on migration and mobility with Pakistan’s envoys in the European Union’s capitals. Hina Rabbani Khar stressed investing in skills development to meet specific needs of the region.