UNHCR hands over sanitary kits for women to K-P govt

Relief items include dignity kits for women and girls, and emergency reproductive and clinical delivery health kits

PESHAWAR:

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has handed over 7,000 tents, dignity kits for women and girls and emergency reproductive and clinical delivery health kits.

The emergency relief items were provided to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Friday.

UNHCR’s Head of sub-office in Peshawar Gayrat Ahmadshoev expressed his commitment to support K-P government’s efforts and its people.

“We are working closely with the PDMA and we will do everything we can at this time to help and stand by the people of the province,” Ahmadshoev was quoted as saying in a statement issued by UNHCR on Friday.

Ahmadshoev stated that shelter was very important in responding to the needs of people whose houses were destroyed and washed away, adding more was required to be done and UNHCR was committed as much as they could to continue to support.

Relief items provided in K-P includes dignity kits for women and girls, and emergency reproductive and clinical delivery health kits which will help provide important support to 420,000 women’s protection, health and dignity over three months.

UNHCR’s head of sub-office in Peshawar and the Director General PDMA signed a memorandum to handover the items for immediate distribution to people affected by the floods.

DG PDMA, Sharif Hussain, said UNHCR’s support was timely and important and greatly help the efforts of the authorities to assist the people of K-P at this critical time.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2022.