ISLAMABAD: In yet another development to implement around 215
different projects, the government of Pakistan and United Nations (UN)
have made a fresh appeal of $440 million to the international community
for support of millions of people affected by the 2011 floods.
The fresh appeal made here on Tuesday while government and UN jointly launched the floods 2011 Early Recovery Framework.
The
fresh appeal of $440 million has been made to implement around 215
different projects till September this year for the restoration of
livelihoods, support for food security, basic social services, shelter,
community infrastructure, health, nutrition, water and sanitation.
Addressing
on the occasion Adviser to the prime minister on Finance Dr.Abdul
Hafeez Sheikh said that the unflinching support and assistance provided
by the international community to the people of Pakistan, during these
testing times is highly apprciatable.
“The United Nation
Agencies, foreign governments, doners, National and International NGO,s
and private philanthropy all worked hand in glove with the National and
Provincial Disaster Management Authorities and other government agencies
while responding to immense needs in the affected areas,” he said.
Adviser
to the prime minister on Finance said that during the early recovery
phase, the government, the United Nations and its partners will support
communities by engaging in planning and exploring solutions to reduce
the devastating impact of the 2011 floods and helping communities to
quickly return to a normal life of pattern while adopting measures for
safer and more resilient living with better preparation to meet the
event of a disaster.
He further said that the government is
committed to ensure transparency in utilization of funds in all
activities related to the framework while at the same time will
facilitate the international and humanitarian community for smooth
execution of the framework.
Chairman National Disaster
Management Authority(NDMA)Zafar Iqbal Qadir said that mostly flood
effected people had been backed to their homes but they were still
facing many problems of shelter, education and sanitation etc which
would be addressed on priority.
“The floods Early Recovery
Framework as a collaborative effort of the government, the UN and civil
society to bridge relief to recovery. It is critical that international
community support this effort to make communities safer, more resilient
and better prepared and event of possible future flooding and other
disasters,” said Timo Pakkala, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian
Coordination in Pakistan.
He informed that an initial rapid
response plan for the 2011 floods launched in September last year is was
currently funded at 47 per cent or $168 million of the $356 million
required to meet humanitarian and early recovery needs through March
2012.
He further informed that the government,UN and its
partners have delivered food for more than 3 million people and provided
emergency shelter to more than 450,000 households along with non-food
household items. More than 1.2 million people have received clean
drinking water and 1.35 million people have received essential medicine
and emergency health care. Online
