The scale-up requires 2 million, up from the million originally planned as part of the UN appeal.
The agency is also reinforcing the government’s logistical capacity to ensure no disruptions to humanitarian supply chains.
Solidarity and support
The allocation was released by UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, who is in Pakistan to support the response.
“People in Pakistan are living through the world’s worst climate nightmare,” he said.
“They have already endured a record-breaking heatwave that claimed many lives this year, and now catastrophic flooding. People in Pakistan deserve climate justice, international solidarity and support from the world as they deal with this latest climate tragedy”.
Millions affected, livestock lost
Health workers warn that people and livestock affected by the floods are just days away from outbreaks of waterborne diseases and epidemics.
The floods have destroyed more than half a million homes and over 660,000 people are now living in camps. Many more are displaced in host communities.
Specialized, nutritious food is being provided to 31,000 young children and 28,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Disease outbreak fears
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Additionally, more than 750,000 livestock – a critical source of income for many families – have died. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) further reported that 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land in Sindh Province alone has been damaged.
Recovery and resilience
Recovery and resilience support is now a top priority, the agency said, as families struggle to cope with the loss of homes, livestock and food, and the country grapples with the colossal damage to infrastructure, agricultural land and crops.
The funding will help prevent waterborne diseases and epidemics, and provide nutrition supplements, clean water and reproductive health care for the most vulnerable people, as well as feed for livestock.
The UN and humanitarian partners have so far supported the Government’s response with food aid to more than 400,000 people and clean water to 55,000 , in addition to supporting 51 mobile healthcare clinics.
Food and logistical support
Last week, the UN launched a 0 million appeal to help Pakistan deal with the floods, which have killed some 1,400 people, including hundreds of children.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up emergency response to reach 1.9 million people across Pakistan.
WFP has so far distributed food assistance to more than 400,000 people in three provinces and continues to expand operations across the country.
WFP continues to reach families affected by floods in Balochistan, Pakistan, to assess their needs ahead of food distribution drive..
Support is needed to urgently recover and rebuild community infrastructure, livelihoods opportunities, and resilience.
