Pakistan: Is international aid reaching flood victims?
By DW
09 September 2022 |
3:10 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is likely to appeal for more international aid for Pakistan's flood victims when he arrives in the South Asian country on Friday. But is the aid reaching those who really need it?
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