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UN: UN
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FLOOD-RAVAGED UGANDANS: 03/10/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 03 October 2007 -
The United Nations is continuing to deliver
aid to the hundreds of thousands of Ugandans suffering from the worst flooding
the Central African nation has seen in decades.
According
to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), latest
reports indicate that flooding has spread to two additional districts, bringing
the total affected to 32, and the banks of the Rwizi River in south-western
Uganda have burst.
Water
and sanitation systems have been severely disrupted by flooding, raising the
risk of an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Concerns have been heightened in
recent days due to several cases of bloody diarrhoea in Katakwi district.
After
consulting with the Government, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator has identified
priorities for the first phase of the emergency response, including stabilizing
the initial food situation, preventing disease outbreaks, reopening schools and
responding to the urgent needs of the most vulnerable.
Access
to those affected – for both assessments and delivering emergency supplies –
is a major challenge for aid workers since key roads have been damaged. Last
week, the UN Humanitarian Air Service flew in more than 10 tons of food and
almost eight tons of basic household items.
A team
from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Human Settlements Programme
(UN-HABITAT) arrived in Soroti district on Monday to start an assessment on
early recovery needs.
The UN
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided classroom tents while the registration
of all primary leaving examinations candidates is under way and supplies are
being procured. The agency has also provided one Basic New Emergency Health Kit
to Oromo sub-country to cover 10,000 people for 30 days.
Although
a flash appeal for $41 million was issued two weeks ago to help
flood-beleaguered Ugandans, OCHA said that to date only two per cent has been
funded. Some $6 million has been released from the UN Central Emergency Response
Fund (CERF) for priority life-saving needs.
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