International Response To The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake - Multinational Organizations

Multinational Organizations

  • United Nations — An eight-member U.N. relief team arrived in Pakistan to aid in search-and-rescue operations, coordinate relief efforts and assess the impact of the quake. Agencies involved include the: United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Population Fund and the International Nongovernmental Organizations Forum. Supplies such as blankets, clothes, tents, food for infants and medicine were being sent to the disaster regions. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has released USD 100,000 (PKR 5 million) of emergency fund for immediate relief aid.
  • World Health Organization - WHO is rushing 100,000 doses of anti-tetanus globulin to Pakistan as part of their relief effort. WHO already has an extensive deployment in Pakistan's affected area.
  • European Union — The European Commission released EUR 3.6 million (PKR 260 million) on 9 October. Funds are being made available to partner humanitarian organisations through ECHO, the humanitarian aid department of the European Commission.
  • Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) — Secretary general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu expressed immense shock and sadness at the tragedy and conveyed his "profound and sincere condolences to the government and the brotherly people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan". He strongly appealed to all OIC member states and the international community, to expeditiously extend all possible humanitarian assistance and support to the Government and people of Pakistan, to overcome the impact of this tragedy.
  • World Bank Group - On October 9, the World Bank committed USD $20 million for recovery in Pakistan. This amount was raised to $40 million on October 11. A further $100 million is offered to build "designed houses" in Northern Pakistan and Kashmir area.

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