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The US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
During the meeting, both leaders discussed the adverse impacts of climate change and the disaster caused by climate change-induced floods in Pakistan.
John Kerry, later, tweeted that there was an urgent need to work together in fighting climate change.
“Shehbaz Sharif and I discussed Pakistan’s devastating floods, the $55 million in US humanitarian assistance thus far, and the urgent need to work together to fight the climate crisis and prevent future tragedies. My heart goes out to the affected communities and the Pakistani people,” the Senator said in his tweet.
The prime minister, who is currently in New York to attend the UNGA session, also met multiple world leaders and raised the issue of the negative impacts of climate change on Pakistan despite its nominal carbon footprints.
