US announces additional $30m flood relief for Pakistan

City News Oct, 27 2022
US announces additional $30m flood relief for Pakistan
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KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome announced an additional $ 30 million in humanitarian assistance to support flood-affected people in Pakistan. Ambassador Blome made announcement during visit to flood-hit Shikarpur district, where he distributed emergency shelter, latrines and hygiene kits among flood-affected people.

He talked with flood victims to learn about impact of flooding and understand their needs. This new funding brings United States’ total assistance to Pakistan for flood response, food security and disaster preparedness and capacity-building efforts to $ 97 million this year, said a statement issued here by US Embassy in Islamabad.

“New funding will expand efforts to address immediate needs, scaling up assistance to most affected communities and enabling USAID to reach more than 4 million people,” it added. With additional funding, US government through USAID will provide life-saving food, nutrition and health assistance to mitigate increased food insecurity and malnutrition resulting from impact of floods, as well as curb rise of diseases resulting from stagnant flood waters. New funding will also provide shelter supplies to help families rebuild as well as winterisation kits to help families prepare ahead of cold weather.

As women and girls are disproportionately impacted by natural disasters, like flooding, United States is providing increased protection support to prevent gender-based violence as well as provide support for survivors.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 28 2022

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