20/09/2010 11:36
Ban Ki-moon calls for additional $1,5 bln in aid to Pakistan
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the international community to continue commitment to relief, recovery and reconstruction in the coming months to flood-affected Pakistan and asked to direct additional $1,5 billion in aid, foreign media reported.
The flooding has affected some 20 million people and 20 per cent of Pakistan's land, leaving up to 12 million people in need of urgent humanitarian aid.