The Morrison government will cease all bilateral aid to Pakistan, which includes support for successful programs helping poor women and girls, as funds for development assistance are diverted to the Pacific
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Pakistan is one of the poorest countries in Asia and was placed 150 out of 178 nations on the most recent United Nations Human Development Index, which ranks countries according to health, education and income. “No one could plausibly claim the need in the Pacific is greater than the need in Pakistan,” he said.
The Morrison government’s aid budget summary released in April said “gender disparities are stark” in Pakistan and noted that "nine in 10 Pakistani women experience violence in their lifetime, among the world’s highest rates of gender-based violence." Tim Costello, executive director of aid advocacy group Micah Australia, said the Morrison government was abandoning Pakistan.
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