More than $16 billion is needed to help Pakistan recover from devastating floods and to better resist the impact of climate change, the United Nations said on Thursday. In a bid to meet the towering needs, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host an international conference in Geneva next week.

 

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