US$103 million needed for critical needs in Nargis recovery
Posted on October 29, 2009
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Cyclone Nargis
Foreign Ministers from ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) are calling for more funds to support people affected by Cyclone Nargis that hit Burma in May 2008. They are looking to raise US$103 million under the Prioritised Action Plan, drawn up by the Tripartite Core Group, which comprises ASEAN, the UN and the Burmese Government.
The Action Plan covers shelter, livelihoods, water, sanitation & hygiene, Education and Health and is based on an assessment of the work of agencies in each sector. It aims to provide 17,800 new houses, 16 cyclone shelters, livelihood programs for 1 million people, water and sanitation facilities for 800,000 people, education facilities to 35,000 students and health services to 900,000 people.
“People in the cyclone-affected area are awaiting our action to help them help themselves. Continued support from the donor community is urgently needed to revive their lives after one of the biggest disasters in their country’s history engulfed them. I hope that we will not let them down in their hour of need,” said Dr. William Sabandar, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of ASEAN for post-Nargis Recovery in Myanmar.
Nargis was the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history, 140,000 people were killed on went missing, while hundreds of thousands were left homeless.
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