Source: Dawn
Date: 12 Aug, 2010
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11: The United Nations aid agencies and their partners have asked for about $460 million to help Pakistan assist millions of people affected by floods that have cut a swathe through the country, killing hundreds of people and destroying homes, farmland and major infrastructure.
“We have a huge task in front of us to deliver all that is required as soon as possible,” said John Holmes, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, at the launch of the humanitarian response plan at the UN Headquarters in New York.
“The death toll has so far been relatively low compared to other major natural disasters, but the numbers of affected are extraordinarily high. If we don’t act fast enough, many more people could die of diseases and food shortages,” added Mr Holmes, who is also the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.
Shelter is an urgent priority and $105 million of the $459.7 million sought is required to provide tents or plastic sheeting, as well as basic household goods, for an initial target of more than 2 million people, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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