[Pak-Media] [Pak-media-out] UN PRESS BRIEFING | Pakistan floods one year on | Thursday, 28 July 2011 at 12pm, Faisalabad Hall, Serena Hotel

 

 

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MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release

CONTACTS:   Kazuo Tase, UN Information Center, +923008540058, kazuo.tase@unic.org Mehreen Saeed, UNDP,  +923005358225, Mehreen.Saeed@undp.org Humaira Mehboob, OCHA, +923468563656, Mehboob@un.org Stacey Winston, UNDP, +923008502397, Stacey.Winston@undp.org

 

Press Conference: “PAKISTAN FLOODS ONE YEAR ON”

 

               

Who:               Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Assistance to Pakistan, Mr Rauf Engin Soysal, and Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Mengesha Kebede, joined by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman, Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir and the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF) Chairperson, Mr. Jack Byrne.

 

Where:             Serena Hotel (Islamabad), Faisalabad Hall

 

When:             Thursday, 28 July 2011, 12:00 (noon)

(Please arrive by 11:45 for security checks and bring press credentials)

 

The United Nations in Pakistan will hold a press conference to mark the one year on the devastating floods of 2010 and to launch the United Nations one year on floods publication. The event will be hosted by United Nations Special Envoy, Ambassador Rauf Engin Soysal, Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Mengesha Kebede joined by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman, Mr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir and the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF) Chairperson, Mr. Jack Byrne.

 

The United Nations along with the NDMA and the PHF will mark one year since strong monsoons resulted in devastating  floods  by commemorating the remarkable resilience and strength of the people of Pakistan with an update of the floods response by the Government and the humanitarian community. The United Nations will launch the floods one year on publication, which provides an overview of the floods response including the achievements, challenges and lessons learned, emphasizing the crucial recovery work that continues today.

 

 

NB: Media are requested to arrive early in order to set up. Once the press conference has started, it will be difficult to enter the hall. Interviews with United Nations agencies spokespersons will be available immediately following the press conference.

 

Apologies for those who are receiving this media advisory more than once through overlapping media lists.

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