Islamabad, Pakistan, 17 September 2010―The United Nations today appealed for just over US$2 billion for humanitarian and early recovery needs for flood-ravaged Pakistan. Within the overall context of the UNresponse to the disaster, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) put forth a host of early recovery programmes designed to help communities get back on their feet. This package includes restoring livelihoods through job creation, repairing community infrastructure, and re-establishing local government offices to get public services running again.
Heavy rain and flash floods have inundated more than a fifth of the country since July, leaving 20.5 million people significantly affected, and 1,750 dead. Seventy percent of roads and bridges in the flooded areas were washed away, along with millions of homes and livelihoods.
“Millions of people have lost their livelihoods and their communities to these devastating floods, and they need help now to get back on the road to recovery,” said Jordan Ryan, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and the Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery. “With the early recovery initiatives outlined in the Revised Response Plan, millions of affected families will be able to get back on their feet and reclaim their lives.”
No comments:
Post a Comment