Additional Aid for IDP’s from the Netherlands - 16th June 2009
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is pleased to announce an additional two million Euros €2,0000,00 (Rs 223,463,687) aid for the IDP's in Pakistan. One million Euros will be forwarded to UNHCR and the other million Euros to ICRC.

This additional amount is in response to the  approach for help by the UN  and the Government of Pakistan in view of the humanitarian crisis which has occurred in Northern Pakistan.

The Netherlands is a major donor internationally to the core funding of ICRC, UNHCR and CERF. In 2009 these funds amount to 25million Euro, 42 million Euro and 40million Euro respectively.This core funding is coordinated by the UN for emergency situations worldwide. The advantage of this core funding is that it is readily available when such large scale tragedies occur. The UN works in clusters and these work with leading organisations within the UN, NGO’s and local Govt bodies in order to provide the initial food, health, education and shelter to those affected the most.

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands appreciates the rapid response to this Humanitarian crisis by the Pakistani Government.

Ambassador of the Netherlands Calls on Karachi City Nazim 

The Ambassador of Netherlands in Pakistan H.E. Tjeerd F. de Zwaan along with a five member delegation called on City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal at his office in

Karachi.(April 07). The Dutch envoy during the meeting appreciated development works that have been completed by city government in Karachi during last three and half years.

Nazim Karachi on this occasion apprised the delegation about development works and future planning for Karachi. He said that the present city government has introduced a new culture of rapid and solid works in Karachi which has brought about positive changes in the society. Nazim Karachi said that  the city government has spent a huge amount of Rs.250 to 300 billon on the rehabilitation and improvement of city’s basic infrastructure while many new roads, bridges, flyovers, underpass have been constructed in city to solve traffic problems.

The projects like command and control centre and citizen’s complaints management system 1339 have helped the city government in solving public’s problems immediately. He said that the city government will continue doing public welfare works for the convenience of citizens. (NNI)

Meeting with Dr Farooque Sattar, MQM Convenor Rabta Committee at 9 zero.

The delegation paid a courtesy call on Dr Farooque Sattar at nine zero where they were briefed about  the MQM party.