Image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) shows UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) shaking hands with Haitian Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 15, 2016. Ban arrived on Saturday in Haiti to make a tour to the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew and met with government officials and humanitarian organizations working in the country. (Xinhua/MINUSTAH)
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UN relief wing calls for more funding efforts to help Haitians affected by hurricane
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) continues to appeal to the international community for 120 million U.S. dollars in emergency funding to provide life-saving relief to 750,000 Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Friday.
"The Appeal is currently 13 percent funded," Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here. "The requested funding is vital to support the response of the Haitian authorities and civil society to cover critical needs of the affected populations such as safe water, food, shelter, and sanitation to prevent water-borne infectious diseases." Full story
