Poverty Reduction Top Priority Of The Government: Chairperson BISP

Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Sania Nishtar here on Friday said that poverty reduction is the top priority of the incumbent government and in this regard, recently formed programme Poverty Alleviation and Coordination Council (PACC) will address most vulnerable segment of the society

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jan, 2019 ) :Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Sania Nishtar here on Friday said that poverty reduction is the top priority of the incumbent government and in this regard, recently formed programme Poverty Alleviation and Coordination Council (PACC) will address most vulnerable segment of the society.

She was talking to a UN delegation led by H.E Mar'a Fernanda Espinosa, President United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which called on her at BISP headquarters. Dr. Maleeha Lodhi Pakistan's permanent representative to United Nations also attended the meeting along with other representatives from the United Nations.

The Chairperson BISP gave brief introduction about the recently formed PACC by the present government, to synchronize all the state-run social protection programs to synergies the efforts of different organizations.

She emphasized the importance of the program while correlating its significance with top five United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being quality education and gender equality.

In her brief remarks, the President UNGA appreciated the work and effort being put in by the organization at the national scale for poverty alleviation and socio-economic activities in the country.

Terming the program as "Revolutionary Program", she expressed that it is more of a complete strategy for poverty reduction which will have surely far-reaching impact on the society.