“So far, as you’ve heard, we’ve marshaled over $56 million in immediate humanitarian assistance. We’ve been able to send about 17 planes full of supplies like food and materials to build shelters, tents, and tarps. And today I’m pleased to announce another $10 million in food security assistance, which will provide urgent supplies to help farmers recover, like seeds and fertilizer, assistance repairing critical irrigation infrastructure damaged by the floods.”
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto at the State Department on Monday, September 26, 2022.
He announced $10 million in new aid for food security in Pakistan as record flooding continues to affect tens of millions of Pakistanis.