ISLAMABAD: Government of Japan has donated US $ 1 million aid to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for flood victims of Sindh Province.
UNHCR expressed gratitude to the Government of Japan for its donation of US$ 1 million for the agency's flood response, says a press release here Wednesday.
The Japanese funds will be used to support the UN refugee agency's commitment to supply 70,000 family tents and 70,000 emergency household kits to families made homeless by severe flooding that has left large areas of Sindh and parts of Balochistan under water.
Efforts to provide shelter to those who have taken refugee on high ground in the flood zone continued Tuesday in the districts of Sanghar and Mirpur Khas in Sindh.
Nearly 3,000 tents and household kits as well as 5,000 plastic sheets, which can be used as rudimentary shelters, have so far been distributed in southern Sindh.
The items are handed over to the National Rural Support Program, which has been constructing small tent villages. Some of the hardest hit areas, such as Badin and Thatta, were the first to receive the flood relief.
"Despite surviving a devastating tsunami itself earlier this year, Japan continues to be a strong supporter of global humanitarian efforts," said Mengesha Kebede, UNHCR Representative in Pakistan.
"Japan is one of the largest donors to UNHCR in Pakistan and once again it has demonstrated its commitment to helping those in need."
UNHCR is seeking a US$ 33.2 million from donors in order to allow it to assist victims, many of whom were only just beginning to recover from last year's devastating floods.
The National Disaster Emergency Authority has said nearly nine million people have been affected by the flooding in Sindh, with another 14,000 flood victims in Balochistan.
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