ISLAMABAD – Japan has provided US $45 million to the UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Programme, a UN agency for human settlements) for assistance to the Pakistani flood victims. “As winter prevails, the needs of the 20 million flood affectees have been growing and the government of Japan has given funds at a very critical time,” a press release issued by the UN-HABITAT said Monday.
“This substantial amount will go towards early recovery involving shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene and land and community infrastructure, the press release added.
The UN-HABITAT is increasing the provision of one-room shelters in adequate number to extremely vulnerable households.
