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A young mother and child in a camp for people whose homes were destroyed

China: UN health agency provides medical help to victims of deadly earthquake

26 May 2008
Responding to a request by the Chinese government for medical support in wake of the massive 12 May earthquake which struck the East Asian's south-west, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) is sending urgently needed supplies and support.
A young mother and child in a camp for people whose homes were destroyed

Secretary-General to visit quake-affected areas of China as UN supplies pour in

23 May 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel tomorrow to China's Sichuan province, the area devastated by last week's massive earthquake, to assess the impact first-hand as United Nations continue to distribute relief supplies among the victims of the disaster.
Searching for survivors in the aftermath of the devasting earthquake in China (16 May 2008)

UN agencies increase aid relief in quake-affected south-western China

19 May 2008
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are stepping up their support to authorities in China as they deal with relief efforts in the wake of last Monday’s devastating earthquake in Sichuan province.
Searching for survivors in the aftermath of the devasting earthquake in China (16 May 2008)

UNICEF rushes emergency relief to quake victims in China

18 May 2008
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is rushing to send emergency relief supplies to the centre of China's Sichuan province, the area most devastated by last Monday's catastrophic earthquake.