UN Secretary-General Guterres visits Pakistan disaster centre
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited the National Emergencies Operations Centre in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Appreciation for proactive approach
The UN chief praised Pakistan's efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness and early warning systems. He noted these measures are especially important given increasing climate-related risks and recurring natural hazards.
Focus on technology shift
Guterres highlighted the country's transition from reactive response to a proactive, technology-driven management system. The delegation received a briefing on this evolving disaster management architecture during the visit.
Plans for global replication
The Secretary-General stressed that Pakistan's template should be replicated in other disaster-prone regions worldwide. Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik briefed him on the strategic role of the centre as a monitoring hub.
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