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UNHCR considering leaving
 At least one United Nations relief agency, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, is considering packing up and leaving if it doesn't get the $30 million needed to manage relief camps in November. "The organisation is operating on borrowed money from other relief agencies," UNHCR Communications Manager Vivan Tan told Daily Times. She said UNHCR had utilised $15 million of the borrowed money and had received only $4 million out of the $30 million required. "We will try and pull through as long as possible, another two to three weeks, but after that we will have no other choice," she added. UNHCR is looking after the most vital area of relief, camp management, in earthquake-affected areas. "We see more and more people coming down from the hills for help but there is little we can offer them at the moment," said the spokesperson. The UN has asked for around 600,000 tents to accommodate earthquake survivors but has received only 140,000 tents, with 200,000 more in the pipeline. Posted by: Fred 2005-11-02 |
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