Both the UN and the Pakistani Government will issue appeals for funding, the High Commissioner said, estimating the funds needed to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Calling for a massive response from donor nations, he stressed that ‘it’s not only a matter of generosity; it’s a matter of enlightened self-interest.’
Last week, UNHCR airlifted 120 tons of relief supplies – including mosquito nets, plastic sheets and portable warehouses – to the area.
Source: dawn.com
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