UN says people affected by Pakistan floods mostly returning to homeland
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations humanitarian arm on Thursday indicated that the majority of the people that were displaced by the havoc-wreaking floods in Pakistan have either returned to their homeland or are in the process of doing so, except in Sindh, the worst hit province.
The floods have affected an estimated 20 million people or more, which represents a rough 10 percent of the population in the country. Around 75 percent of those affected were in the Sindh and Punjab provinces, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). UN agencies around the world are stepping up efforts to assist those affected by the disaster, a deadly event which killed nearly 2,000 people and forced millions into homelessness, malnutrition, disease, and joblessness.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided medicine sufficient for nearly 5 million people since the flood response has begun. The agency, along with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has distributed half a million insecticide-treated bed nets as a response to the increased malaria risk associated with flood-affected districts.
UN agencies continue to support the relief effort as people move back to their homes, with UN agencies and their partners receiving 31 percent of the $2 billion they are seeking under the revised emergency response plan that will provide assistance for up to 14 million people affected by the floods.
The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 after heavy monsoon rains in various regions of Pakistan. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon asked for an initial $460 million for emergency relief, but has since scaled that number up as relief efforts and costs have been properly estimated. The total economic impact of the monsoon will be as much as $43 billion.
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