UN releases emergency aid for Pakistan flood victims

NEW YORK

The United Nations has released $600,000 in emergency assistance to support relief efforts in Pakistan, where weeks of monsoon rains and floods have caused widespread devastation, killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s spokesperson told reporters in New York that the funds were allocated from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help provide shelter, medical aid, clean drinking water, and hygiene supplies for flood-affected communities.

Over the past 10 days alone, 400 people have died and more than 190 injured, while over 20,000 have been left homeless, according to government figures. Local authorities say that since the monsoon season began on June 26, the death toll has reached 798, with more than 1,000 injured.

The UN stressed the urgent need to protect women and girls in temporary shelters and to scale up humanitarian support for families in dire need.