Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Pakistani quake aid donors fall short. 07/10/2006. ABC News Online

Pakistani quake aid donors fall short. 07/10/2006. ABC News Online: "Pakistani quake aid donors fall short

More than $US90 million ($A121 million) in pledges made to Pakistan after a devastating earthquake a year ago has yet to be delivered and is urgently needed, former US president George Bush says.

Mr Bush, a special envoy of UN secretary-general Kofi Annan for the South Asia earthquake, says about two-thirds of the $US255 million ($A343 million) budgeted for an early recovery plan has been received.

But the rest of the money promised by various donor nations has not yet been paid."