quake

Kevin Kennedy briefs journalists

Dropping temperatures in Pakistan pose new hurdles for quake relief – UN official

17 October 2005
Winter’s freezing temperatures are posing new challenges for relief workers delivering life-saving supplies to remote communities devastated by the recent earthquake in Pakistan, a senior United Nations official said today.
North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Asian quake toll spotlights safe housing as human right, says UN expert

14 October 2005
The tragic toll in the earthquake that devastated Pakistan last week is a wake-up call for governments, international organizations and all other actors to guarantee the universal human right to safe housing that can withstand such disasters, according to a senior United Nations rights expert.

Search and rescue winds down in Pakistan as urgent aid to survivors accelerates – UN

14 October 2005
With declining hope that there may not be many more survivors six days following the devastating earthquake in Pakistan, the search and rescue phase of relief efforts is winding down, and United Nations agencies there are now focusing much on keeping survivors alive and healthy, the chief of staff for the UN emergency relief coordinator said today, urging more funding for the operations.
Convoy of WFP trucks in Abbottabad

UN agencies provide relief to quake victims in Pakistan but needs remain enormous

13 October 2005
The United Nations is continuing to provide emergency assistance to victims of the recent devastating earthquake in Pakistan, but hunger and disease continue to loom and more aid is urgently needed, officials said today.
Convoy of WFP trucks in Abbottabad

Pakistan: UN begins food distribution for 400,000 quake survivors

12 October 2005
A United Nations food convoy reached the Pakistani city of Abbottabad today at the start of an emergency effort to feed 400,000 earthquake survivors, many of whom have been without food or shelter since the disaster struck on Saturday.
North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Quake: UN launches $272 million appeal to help Pakistan over next six months

11 October 2005
The United Nations today launched a $272-million flash appeal to help Pakistan recover from last Saturday’s devastating earthquake, which killed more than 30,000 people, injured some 60,000 more and left 1 million others in acute need of life-saving assistance, 2.5 million homeless and 4 million affected.