{"id":64253,"date":"2020-04-19T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=64253"},"modified":"2020-04-17T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T11:18:50","slug":"japan-to-offer-additional-unhcr-mediated-funds-to-pakistan-for-covid-19-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/japan-to-offer-additional-unhcr-mediated-funds-to-pakistan-for-covid-19-assistance.html","title":{"rendered":"Japan to offer additional UNHCR-mediated funds to Pakistan for COVID-19 assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Japanese government has announced its decision to offer an additional aid package of USD 1 million to Pakistan to equip both locals and Afghan refugees in their fight against the raging coronavirus pandemic, according to news sources. The funds will be channeled through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/japan-to-provide-usd-2mn-grant-china-donates-medical-supplies-to-help-pakistan-fight-pandemic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Japan to provide USD 2mn grant; China donates medical supplies to help Pakistan fight pandemic (opens in a new tab)\">Japan to provide USD 2mn grant; China donates medical supplies to help Pakistan fight pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this grant, the UNHCR will be enabled to equip the country \u2013 based on its independent assessments of ground conditions; as per the Japanese government\u2019s request \u2013 with essential equipment and technical assistance in its efforts to contain the coronavirus spread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/japan-fund-electrification-education-projects-punjab-kp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Japan to fund electrification and education projects in Punjab &amp; KP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan\nMatsuda Kuninori, while commenting on this development, appreciated the federal\ngovernment\u2019s efforts to prevent the viral spread and said that it was time for\nthe international community to become involved and take necessary steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, Japan has offered USD 2.41 million to support Pakistan\u2019s battle against the local viral outbreak. Around USD 1.62 million of this sum was given through the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF), USD 540,000 through the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/japan-grants-additional-usd-250000-aid-help-pakistan-combat-covid-19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"USD 250,000  (opens in a new tab)\">USD 250,000 <\/a>through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Japanese government has announced its decision to offer an additional aid package of USD 1 million to Pakistan to equip both locals and Afghan refugees in their fight against the raging coronavirus pandemic, according to news sources. The funds will be channeled through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Read: Japan to provide USD 2mn grant; China donates medical supplies to help Pakistan fight pandemic With this grant, the UNHCR will be enabled to equip the country \u2013 based on its independent assessments of ground conditions; as per the Japanese government\u2019s request \u2013 with essential equipment and technical assistance in its efforts to contain the coronavirus spread. Read: Japan to fund electrification and education projects in Punjab &amp; KP Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Matsuda Kuninori, while commenting on this development, appreciated the federal government\u2019s efforts to prevent the viral spread and said that it was time for the international community to become involved and take necessary steps. Previously, Japan has offered USD 2.41 million to support Pakistan\u2019s battle against the local viral outbreak. Around USD 1.62 million of this sum was given through the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF), USD 540,000 through the International Organisation for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":62992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[26620,26621],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-japan-to-offer-additional-unhcr-mediated-funds-to-pakistan-for-covid-19-assistance","8":"tag-nited-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees-unhcr"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Japan to offer additional UNHCR-mediated funds to Pakistan for COVID-19 assistance - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Japanese government has announced its decision to offer an additional aid package of USD 1 million to Pakistan to equip both locals and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/japan-to-offer-additional-unhcr-mediated-funds-to-pakistan-for-covid-19-assistance.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japan to offer additional UNHCR-mediated funds to Pakistan for COVID-19 assistance - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Japanese government has announced its decision to offer an additional aid package of USD 1 million to Pakistan to equip both locals and\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/japan-to-offer-additional-unhcr-mediated-funds-to-pakistan-for-covid-19-assistance.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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