KATHMANDU, NEPAL, June 2, 2015 (Times of India): The UN said on Tuesday that approximately 2.8 million Nepali people affected by the April 25 earthquake and aftershocks were in need of humanitarian assistance. Of those affected, 864,000 people, who live in remote, mountainous areas, need urgent assistance, as they lost their homes and livelihoods, the UN office in Kathmandu said. “However, funding for the relief intervention remains insufficient,” the UN said.
Jamie McGoldrick, humanitarian coordinator in Nepal, has said that the UN’s priority is to provide vulnerable people of Nepal with the basics to ensure their survival through the monsoon, Xinhua news agency reported. “If we cannot achieve this, the progress that was made to reduce vulnerabilities before the quakes will be lost forever and we will have to face an even starker reality,” he said. On April 29, the UN issued a “flash appeal” to the international community, seeking $415 million to help Nepal deal with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. “To date, $120 million were received against the $422-million Flash Appeal,” the UN said.