The UN and its humanitarian partners had appealed to international donors to provide USD 422 million to respond to the humanitarian needs, including food, drinking water, shelter and medication. According to a press statement issued by UN, UN has received USD 120 million till date.
"Our top priority is to provide the vulnerable people of Nepal with the basics, to ensure their survival through the monsoon", said UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal Jamie McGoldrick."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", the McGoldrick.
UN further states that over 864,000 people living in remote, mountainous areas require urgent assistance but funding for the relief intervention remains insufficient. Some 95,100 people who remain displaced are housed in 374 sites in 12 districts, according to UN.
"Providing these people with shelter in the next two weeks before the rainy and cold season starts is a top priority for the responders," the statement reads.
The UN also highlighted the requirement of healthcare support, including disease surveillance access to medical facilities to some 5.6 million people.
The UN has also urged the international community to show its solidarity and support to humanitarian assistance.
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