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Customs Delays And Taxation Of Aid Stalls Urgent Relief Efforts In Nepal: (8 July, 2015)
Abstract:
The Director of Operations for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, John Ging, said that despite all that has been done in past months, urgently needed aid for millions of people affected by the recent earthquakes in Nepal is being delayed from reaching communities due to customs procedures and taxation. Two major earthquakes in May left over 8,800 people dead and tens of thousands injured. Nearly 600,000 houses have been destroyed and another 285,000 damaged, leaving 2.2 million people homeless. The window to reach communities in remote areas is shrinking, as the monsoon season makes mountain villages increasingly inaccessible. While the humanitarian response has provided 2.1 million people with food and 250,000 families with shelter, hundreds of thousands of people still require lifesaving aid.
Publisher: UNOCHA Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
EARTHQUAKES, NATURAL DISASTERS, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, NATURAL PHENOMENA, DISASTER-PRONE AREAS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AID PROGRAMMES, DISASTER RELIEF, FOOD AID, HEALTH AID, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, RELIEF TRANSPORT, TAXATION
Thematic Group:
UNOCHA, (2015)
Thesaurus:
13.02.00 - Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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Customs Delays And Taxation Of Aid Stalls Urgent Relief Efforts In Nepal: (8 July, 2015)
Abstract:
The Director of Operations for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, John Ging, said that despite all that has been done in past months, urgently needed aid for millions of people affected by the recent earthquakes in Nepal is being delayed from reaching communities due to customs procedures and taxation. Two major earthquakes in May left over 8,800 people dead and tens of thousands injured. Nearly 600,000 houses have been destroyed and another 285,000 damaged, leaving 2.2 million people homeless. The window to reach communities in remote areas is shrinking, as the monsoon season makes mountain villages increasingly inaccessible. While the humanitarian response has provided 2.1 million people with food and 250,000 families with shelter, hundreds of thousands of people still require lifesaving aid.
Publisher: UNOCHA Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
EARTHQUAKES, NATURAL DISASTERS, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, NATURAL PHENOMENA, DISASTER-PRONE AREAS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AID PROGRAMMES, DISASTER RELIEF, FOOD AID, HEALTH AID, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, RELIEF TRANSPORT
Thematic Group:
UNOCHA, (2015)
Thesaurus:
13.02.00 - Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
PDF | File Size: 232 KB   Download
Feeder: SUNAYANA, Editor: , Auditor:
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