UNHCR receives €1m for flood victims

The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the announcement of €1,000,000 [one million Euro] donation by the L’Oréal Group to provide emergency support for flood-affected communities in Pakistan as well as help rebuild community infrastructures such as schools, hospitals and shelters.

The donation, which comes as the people of Pakistan continue to grapple with the devastating effects of the 2022 floods, will contribute to UNHCR’s response for approximately 8.5 million people in the worst affected provinces of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Key activities include the handover of emergency core relief items including blankets, emergency shelter, hygiene items, mosquito nets and solar-powered lanterns, said a press release issued here on Monday.

The UNHCR is also working alongside partners to ensure that critical needs are identified and addressed through prevention, risk mitigation and other services by specialised actors. The funding will also assist in the early recovery process, including building up the resilience and their host communities.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 20^th, 2022.