Two months after tsunami only some UN agencies have received full funding
Two months after a devastating tsunami wrought havoc on a dozen Indian Ocean countries and sparked an unprecedented outpouring of global relief aid, the United Nations reported today that while some of its agencies have received 100 per cent of their immediate flash appeal requirements, others still remain under-funded.
Overall aid pledged so far from or through governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), business and private sources totals $6.28 billion, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which has overall responsibility for supervising relief for the disaster. The deadly waves killed more than 200,000 people and left up to 5 million more in need of basic services.
As far as the UN's own Flash Appeal (PDF) for the first six months after the 26 December tsunami, governments have paid or committed themselves to pay $721 million out of the $979 million sought.
Read the Full Article at UN News Centre
Overall aid pledged so far from or through governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), business and private sources totals $6.28 billion, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which has overall responsibility for supervising relief for the disaster. The deadly waves killed more than 200,000 people and left up to 5 million more in need of basic services.
As far as the UN's own Flash Appeal (PDF) for the first six months after the 26 December tsunami, governments have paid or committed themselves to pay $721 million out of the $979 million sought.
Read the Full Article at UN News Centre
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