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ISLAMABAD: First Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday met United Nations Resident Coordinator Mohamed Yahya and representatives of different UN agencies in Pakistan at Aiwan-i-Sadr and vowed to work together with the world body on development and climate change.
According to the Presidency, the meeting focused on Pakistan’s cooperation with the United Nations system, national development priorities, climate resilience, education, social protection, health and sustainable development.
Welcoming the UN resident coordinator, the first lady said Pakistan highly valued its close and multifaceted cooperation with the United Nations and attached great importance to the work of the UN country team in Pakistan.
She appreciated the contributions of UN agencies, funds and programmes working across the country and expressed the desire to further strengthen cooperation, particularly in the areas of public health, children, sustainable development goals and climate change.
