Tuesday, September 30, 2008
United Nations seeks $15 million for flood beleaguered Nepal
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have issued a $15.5 million appeal today to help 70,000 victims of flooding in eastern Nepal.
The flooding began in August when heavy monsoon rains caused a dam to break, breaching the eastern embankment of the Kosi River, one of the largest river basins in Asia. The force of the water led to 80 per cent of the river changing course, and the resulting flooding has impacted an already vulnerable population.
Robert Piper, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal, called on donors for their assistance to help communities – who, in spite of widespread poverty, have helped affected families and sheltered those forced from their homes by the flooding and local governments. "As it will be many months before these families will be able to go home, their support will prove crucial to stabilize the precarious conditions of the displaced."
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The flooding began in August when heavy monsoon rains caused a dam to break, breaching the eastern embankment of the Kosi River, one of the largest river basins in Asia. The force of the water led to 80 per cent of the river changing course, and the resulting flooding has impacted an already vulnerable population.
Robert Piper, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal, called on donors for their assistance to help communities – who, in spite of widespread poverty, have helped affected families and sheltered those forced from their homes by the flooding and local governments. "As it will be many months before these families will be able to go home, their support will prove crucial to stabilize the precarious conditions of the displaced."
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: affected families, Aisa, donors, embankments, Flooding, funds, heavy rains, help, Kosi River, largest river basins, monsoon, Nepal, population, poverty, Robert Piper, Saptari districts, victims
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Food crisis could affect 1.5 million Indian children with malnutrition
If the world community did not act fast enough, the food price crisis could send more than a million children in India alone, into malnutrition, according to Robert Zoellick, World Bank President. Speaking at the Rome World Food Security Summit June 3, he said that while it was not a famine, the more than 800 million suffering from lack of nourishment could expand fast.
"Without fast action, this crisis will steal the potential of a generation," Zoellick warned. "In India, alone, 1.5 million more children are already at risk of malnutrition because of the crisis."
He presented numbers affected for several countries in Africa and Latin America noting that global World Bank estimates show "that this crisis could push 100 million people into poverty, 30 million in Africa alone reversing the gains made in poverty reduction over the last seven years."
"It is man-made and can be fixed by us. It does not take complex research. We know what has to be done. We just need action and resources in real time."
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"Without fast action, this crisis will steal the potential of a generation," Zoellick warned. "In India, alone, 1.5 million more children are already at risk of malnutrition because of the crisis."
He presented numbers affected for several countries in Africa and Latin America noting that global World Bank estimates show "that this crisis could push 100 million people into poverty, 30 million in Africa alone reversing the gains made in poverty reduction over the last seven years."
"It is man-made and can be fixed by us. It does not take complex research. We know what has to be done. We just need action and resources in real time."
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: affect, Africa, Food crisis, india, Indian children, malnutrition, poverty, Rome World Food Security Summit, World Bank, World Bank President
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