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UN:
UNICEF SEEKS OVER $2 MILLION TO AID THOUSANDS OF NICARAGUAN HURRICANE
VICTIMS: 13/09/2007 (MaximsNews.com, U.N.) |
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- 13 September 2007 –The
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking over $2 million in relief
aid over the next six months for victims of Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua, where
up to 100,000 people are estimated to have been affected by the disaster and
thousands of homes destroyed or damaged.
“Serious
damage to the road, communication and public services infrastructure, and loss
of crops and food supplies has been reported,” UNICEF said in its latest
update. While it is too early to provide precise information, the agency said
“it is clear that there will be a serious water and sanitation problem.”
Over
13,000 people are currently living in temporary shelters set up on higher ground
and in schools located in stable buildings.
UNICEF,
along with governmental and UN partners, mainly the UN World Food Programme (WFP)
and the UN World Health Organization (WHO), are making urgent preparations to
meet the demand for emergency supplies and services that is expected in the
coming days.
UNICEF
has begun providing blankets and water purification equipment for the population
in the shelters. During the next few days, humanitarian aid will start reaching
more dispersed communities, including nutrition for children aged 6 to 24
months, prevention of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases, and rapidly
re-opening schools.
Over the
January to March period, UNICEF will focus on supporting mobile medical teams to
reach isolated communities as well as the rehabilitation and improvement of
sanitation conditions to reduce the population’s vulnerability in future
emergencies, including the rehabilitation of water systems and wells.
The
agency will also improve affected school buildings to reduce the danger for
children and support the Ministry of Education in establishing continuity in the
school curriculum and teacher training to ensure the quality of learning between
both school years.
Most of
the communities affected are very isolated and can only be reached by small
boats along the river or by helicopter. The logistics of all emergency and
rehabilitation activities are therefore very complex, which increases costs for
both transport of supplies and personnel.
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