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Monday, 12 December 2011 22:01 |
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Jo co-hosted a black-tie dinner for the Pakistan Recovery Fund at the Natural History Museum alongside BBC newsreader Mishal Husain and HRH The Prince of Wales.
Jo said that he was moved by the overwhelming response to the continued suffering of the Pakistani people, and thanked the commitment of Prince Charles to relieving their plight. Almost two million homes were destroyed and nearly 20 million people were affected by the disaster, described as the worst floods in recent history.
The Prince is the founder of The Pakistan Recovery Fund, which was established in January 2011 to raise funds for projects managed by the British Asian Trust, one of the Charles's charities, which helps those affected by the devastating floods which hit Pakistan last summer. In a speech to about 300 guests, Charles said: "Despite the scale of devastation, the level of suffering and the level of need, the story seems to vanish all too quickly from the headlines as the world's attention turns to disaster and destruction elsewhere. Yet the suffering in Pakistan goes on."
To learn more about the Pakistan Recovery Fund click here
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