UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21: Funding for the UN’s aid appeal for victims of Pakistan’s deadly floods rose dramatically to over $800 million, with the announcement of more pledges over the last two days, latest data from the world body showed on Friday. It marked a doubling of the $460m emergency relief appeal launched on August 11. More than 40 countries announced pledges amounting to $254.5 million at the special session of the UN General Assembly, bringing the aid total since the natural disaster struck Pakistan to $815.59 million.
The 192-member assembly was convened on August 19, to create awareness among UN member states about the magnitude of the unprecedented national disaster that has uprooted more than 20 million people and caused huge economic losses besides posing a host of new challenges.
Pakistan’s delegation to the two-day session of the General Assembly was led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who termed his visit as “highly successful.” Following is the break-down of the pledged aid—both in cash and kind:
COUNTRY AID PLEDGED AT UN SESSION TOTAL SINCE START OF FLOODS
(IN US DOLLARS)
United States 60 million 150 million
European Union 38.4 m 180 m
Georgia 100,000 100,000
Denmark 22.5 m 33.5 m
Canada - 33 m
Turkey - 10 m
United Kingdom 50 m 100 m
Ireland 1.2 m 2.6 m
Germany 32 m 50 m
UAE 5 m 5 m
Japan - 14.4 m
Norway - 19 m
Netherlands 4.6 m 8.4 m
Italy - 4 m
France - 1.6 m
Finland - 5.6 m
Morocco 1 m 2 m
Nepal - 0.1 m
Australia - 35 m
Brazil - 1 m
S. Korea - 1 m
China 7.5 m 9 m
Switzerland - 4 m
Russia - 1 m
Iran 5 m 10 m
India - 5 m
Thailand - 150,000
Saudi Arabia - 70 m
Bangladesh - 2 m
Spain 6.35 m 14 m
Malta - 128,000
Indonesia - 1 m
New Zealand 2 4 m
Croatia - 18,000
Kuwait 5 10 m
Afghanistan - 1 m
Monaco - 128,000
Montenegro 63,500
Mauritania - 300,000
Algeria - 1 m
Austria 6.4 m 6.4 m
Maldives 35,000 35,000
Iceland 125,000 125,000
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