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Today in Sindh, Pakistan, USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman announced $16.4 million in additional development and humanitarian assistance to support the resilience of communities in Pakistan that experienced 2022’s historically severe floods, which impacted an estimated 33 million people and had a devastating impact on infrastructure, crops, livelihoods, and livestock throughout the country. 

On January 9, USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman traveled to Geneva, Switzerland. As head of the United States delegation to the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan, she announced that the United States plans to provide $100 million in new and redirected funding for continued support to Pakistan’s recovery efforts from the devastating 2022 floods.

USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman, as head of the United States delegation to the International Conference on Climate-Resilient Pakistan, announced today the United States is pledging an additional $100 million to continue supporting Pakistan’s recovery efforts from the devastating 2022 floods.

It's a pleasure to be here, and I am delighted to announce that the United States is making an additional $100 million commitment to Pakistan to help it recover from the devastating 2022 monster monsoon floods.

Today, Administrator Samantha Power met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to discuss the response to Pakistan’s recent floods and hear how communities are faring in their recovery from the devastating disaster.