NEW YORK – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will address the 77th session ofthe United Nations General Assembly in New York today (Friday).

In his address, the Prime Minister will highlight the massive devastationleft behind by the deadly climate-induced floods.

Later on, he will hold a bilateral meeting with his Dutch counterpart MarkRutte and will attend a Zoom meeting with US Congresswoman Sheila JacksonLee.

Co-Founder Malala Fund Malala Yousafzai will also call on the primeminister.

In the evening, the Prime Minister will depart for London after completinghis five-day official visit of the United States.

Earlier, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, metPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in New York and reiterated the Foundation’scontinuous support and partnership with Pakistan during this challengingtime.

Bill Gates expressed his concern for the people of Pakistan following thefloods. He affirmed that the Gates Foundation would continue its currentsupport including the disaster relief efforts in flood-affected areas ofBalochistan and Sindh.

The Prime Minister and Bill Gates discussed the impact of the floods onimmunization and maternal health services, and polio eradication inparticular.