The UN will launch a humanitarian plan in the Philippines on Friday valued at $ 6.5 million to help victims of typhoon Rai which devastated the south and the center at the end of last week, the UN coordinator in the country announced Thursday. , Gustavo Gonzalez. “Tomorrow, we will carry out at the local level with the international community represented in Manila (…) a presentation of the humanitarian needs and the priority planTo help the population, he said during a virtual press conference with UN journalists in New York.
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“The financial request is $ 6.5 million” and “we are targeting at least 530,000 people in the most affected areas“, He specified, evoking needs in”health logistics“, for a “access to drinking water“, And for”sanitation facilities“. It is necessary “an impetus for full support, a demonstration of solidarity“, Underlined Gustavo Gonzalez, noting that”the challenge now is for this solidarity to quickly translate into concrete actions“. A week ago, the Philippine islands were ravaged by Typhoon Rai which left at least 375 people dead in the south and center of the archipelago. The typhoon ripped roofs, uprooted trees, destroyed wooden houses and deprived several towns of electricity.
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