He said that over the past three weeks,
the lives of eight million Nepalese have
been changed beyond recognition.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has
called for the urgent support for the
people of Nepal .
He made the appeal in New York on
Friday, May 15, during the General
Assembly debate on Nepal.
He said the Flash Appeal launched on
April 28 called for 423 million dollars to
support the people of the country
through immediate life-saving response
phase.
The appeal, he said, is currently only 14
per cent funded at about 60 million
dollars.
Ban said this includes 15 million dollars
allocated from the UN Central Emergency
Response Fund (CERF), noting that an
additional 365 million dollars was
urgently needed.
“Needless to say, the 14 per cent funding
is far from sufficient.
“Let us resolve to do more and better; we
are overwhelmed by an unprecedented
number of humanitarian challenges
around the world.
“Humanitarian partners urgently need
funds to be able to do their work.’’
He said that over the past three weeks,
the lives of eight million Nepalese have
been changed beyond recognition.
The UN scribe said that with the
monsoon season starting in June, there is
an urgent need to make sure that nearly
half a million people receive emergency
shelter before the rains start in earnest.
He added that heavy rain and hail are
already affecting people living in tents,
noting that the monsoon season is also a
planting season “and if farmers are
unable to prepare their land and plant
their fields, next year’s harvest will be
severely affected.’’
He said some areas in Nepal has lost
almost all their water and sanitation
facilities “and there is real danger that
heavy rains could result in major
epidemic.
“I cannot stress enough the importance
of getting aid, including clean water and
sanitation supplies, to everyone in need
within the next few weeks.
“Even as we deal with these pressing
needs, we must look ahead, from
emergency assistance to support for
recovery and development; emergency
relief is never enough.
“Saving people’s lives is important but
people must also be able to sustain their
livelihoods; they want a future.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck
Nepal on April 25, leaving 8,000 people
dead and more than double that number
injured.
A second 7.3-magnitude earthquake
struck again on May 12, claiming more
lives and injuring others.
Ban then expressed his sincere
condolences to everyone who lost
beloved family members, friends and
colleagues in the disasters which
destroyed more than 400,000 homes and
damaged another 280,000.
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