The devastating floods of 2022 have extracted a heavy toll from Pakistan especially on the poor and vulnerable segments of the society. In addition to causing more than 1,700 deaths and affecting around 33 million people, the floods have caused damages and losses to the national economy to the tune of over US$ 30 billion and would need a sum of US$ 16 billion to ensure resilient recovery. Housing and agriculture are among the worst affected sectors and it is estimated that more than 9 million additional people would be pushed into poverty unless provided with support to restore their livelihoods. Over two million houses will need to be rehabilitated and reconstructed, while the losses in the agriculture sector would directly contribute to food insecurity and malnutrition especially among women, girls and children.

Building on its initial response in the form of emergency recovery assistance to flood affected people in the two worst affected provinces of Sindh and Balochistan, UNDP is launching its Flood Recovery Programme (FRP) to support one million of the most vulnerable people impacted by the floods in Pakistan. The overarching objective of this programme is to transition from relief and expedite resilient and sustainable recovery in the flood affected areas in an integrated manner. This programme is based on four major pillars designed to restore housing and community infrastructure, livelihoods, government services, while also building disaster resilience and ensuring environmental protection. Each pillar would aim to kickstart the recovery process by meeting the most critical recovery needs and lay the foundation for longer-term resilient development. 

The proposed budget of the programme is US$ 90 million for a period of two years and the activities proposed are fully integrated with the needs identified in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and Government of Pakistan's Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Framework (4RF).