Speaking at a United Nations donor conference in Geneva on Monday, Cassis praised Pakistan’s plans for reconstruction.
Cassis did not elaborate on the scale of continued Swiss support but said it would focus on accommodation for refugees. The Alpine state already pledged CHF4 million ($4.3 million) in emergency aid in September, gave CHF200,000 to the aid organisation Helvetas and sent out a humanitarian relief team to Pakistan.
In addition, the Swiss public donated CHF5 million in a national campaign.
More than 1,700 people died in Pakistan flooding last year and eight million have been displaced as homes, roads, farmland and bridges were destroyed.
The UN donor conference heard that many children are suffering malnourishment and disease while nine million people are threatened with extreme poverty.
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Pakistan says it needs $16 billion to build up flood defences against further devastation and can only raise half of these funds itself.
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