Local residents gather to purchase government-priced wheat flour at Hyderabad in Sindh province, Pakistan on January 9, 2023. The UN chief called on January 9 for "massive investments" to help Pakistan recover from last year"s devastating floods and better resist climate change. International donors pledged over $9 billion to help the country. Among the donors were Islamic Development Bank ($4.2 billion), World Bank ($2 billion), Saudi Arabia ($1 billion), as well as the EU and China