Pakistan’s agricultural losses from quake exceed $440 million, UN reports

16 November 2005

Direct and indirect losses to crops, livestock and irrigation infrastructure from last month’s earthquake in northern Pakistan total more than $440 million, yet the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has as yet received not one cent of the $25 million it has sought for immediate emergency aid.

Pakistan: from ‘Quake Jumpers’ to relay trucks, UN rushes in relief as snows fall

15 November 2005

From Chinook helicopters to four-wheel-drive relay trucks to specialized teams of ‘Quake Jumpers,’ the United Nations is pulling out all the stops to rush in aid to the victims of Pakistan’s devastating earthquake as the winter snow line drops by the day and rain at lower elevations makes life cold and miserable.

Pakistan: UN launches shelter initiative for quake victims at high altitudes

14 November 2005

Continuing its relief efforts for the victims of last month's devastating earthquake in Pakistan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched an initiative this week to help 30,000 families in high altitude areas to build locally designed winterized shelters from the rubble of their homes and locally available materials.

Pakistan: with winter raising disease risk, UN quake appeal faces huge shortfall

11 November 2005

With freezing rains speeding up the race against winter and disease among hundreds of thousands of survivors of Pakistan's devastating earthquake, the United Nations has so far received in contributions and commitments less than a fifth of the $550 million it needs to aid up to 3 million people left homeless by the disaster.

Pakistan: UN reports urgent need for female doctors in quake relief

10 November 2005

There is an urgent need for female medical staff in earthquake devastated regions of Pakistan to tend to women who traditionally prefer to be treated by other women, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.

Serious diarrhoea outbreaks hit quake survivors' camps in Pakistan, UN reports

9 November 2005

Serious outbreaks of acute diarrhoea in areas devastated by Pakistan's earthquake are highlighting the need for scaled up efforts to provide safe water and sanitation in makeshift camps and for more funding for the Government, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned today.

Pakistan: UN and partners press on with relief efforts 1 month after earthquake

8 November 2005

Stepping up relief to the victims of Pakistan's devastating earthquake, the United Nations and the inter-governmental International Organization for Migration (IOM) now have 300 staff in the disaster area, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.

Millions are homeless in South Asia quake area as winter closes in, UN official says

7 November 2005

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in the Himalayan foothills a month ago, some 3 million people are spending their 30th night in the open while relief workers are continuing a "marathon sprint" to save lives as the mercury begins to drop to harsh winter levels, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator said today in New York.

UN food agency deploys world’s largest helicopter for Pakistani quake relief

3 November 2005

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that an MI-26, the world’s largest helicopter capable of lifting 10 times the previous loads, has started flying relief supplies into areas hit hardest the devastating Pakistani earthquake, but more international funding is still urgently needed.

UN achieving progress in Pakistani quake relief efforts but funds still fall short

2 November 2005

A lot of progress is being made on the ground in aiding survivors of Pakistan's worst-ever earthquake despite difficult circumstances, but the United Nations flash appeal has received in pledges and commitments less than a quarter of the $550 million it is seeking, the coordinating office reported today.

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