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UNICEF Appeals for Increased International Support in Pakistan
UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia visits flood-affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, says the scale and scope of the emergency is not understood by the international community. Shotlist: You're watching UNICEF Television Scenes of devastation and desperation...misery that seems to have no end in sight Nearly 3 weeks after the floods ravaged one fifth of Pakistan, people are struggling to cope with one of the worst natural disasters in living memory As the waters continue to rise, they look on helplessly at the nature's unending fury and the destruction it has left behind Aid has been arriving in the country...but it's slow and simply not enough While visiting the flood-affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, UNICEF's Regional Director for South Asia, Daniel Toole said the scale and scope of the emergency has not been understood by the international community SOUND BITE (ENGLISH) DANIEL TOOLE, UNICEF REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ASIA: " We need rapid, huge support. There are millions of people displaced. What I've seen in the last 24 hours is people who have lost everything. If you look in this camp, if you lok inside a tent, there is almost nothing inside the tent. People have lost everything they've owned" Many of the millions displaced by the crippling floods are now living in make-shift camps. UNICEF has been working with the provincial government to provide food and shelter to those affected. The organization has been delivering safe drinking water every day for a million people along with critical medical supplies SOUNDBITE (HINDI) JAN PARI, SURVIVOR : "Our homes were destoryed in the floods. The celings cracked and the walls collapsed.We did not have any place to sleep or a roof over our heads. We spent 17 days in the camp and then we came here. We got these papers to move here. Now we have no problem. There is water and we have bathrooms," UNICEF is also supporting mobile medical teams, vaccination campaigns and sanitation services in the region SOUND BITE (ENGLISH) DANIEL TOOLE, UNICEF REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ASIA: "UNICEF is here in Pakistan and we will stay here. UNICEF will support Pakistan through this emergency. UNICEF needs support of others. We need support of the donors and international community to be able to help the Pakistani people. We have released 7 million dollars from our internal reserve to be able to act quicklly, to be able to provide the water you see in this camp, to provide the sanitation you see here and elsewhere.That has to continue. This is a very small scale. We have an emergency with maybe 20 million people affected" For Pakistan, the road to recovery will be a long one The magnitude of the tragedy is still unravelling as each hour passes by Millions of people have to rebuild their homes and their lives...millions who've lost everything but hope You've been watching UNICEF Television. For more information go to Unicef.org. Unite for Children Shotlist 1. Wide shot, damaged house across the river 2. Wide shot, man carrying bags 3. Medium shot, womensearching for their belonging amidst the ruins 4. Medium shot, ruins of a house 5. Wide shot, people wading through the water 6. Wide shot, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Daniel Toole speaking with the displaced 7. Pan Left from UNICEF official to the river 8. Medium shot, Relief vans with supplies 9. Medium shot, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Daniel Toole surveying the camps 10. Wide shot, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Daniel Toole walking towards the camp with a group of people 11. SOUND BITE (ENGLISH) DANIEL TOOLE, UNICEF REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ASIA: " We need rapid, huge support. There are millions of people displaced. What I've seen in the last 24 hours is people who have lost everything. If you look in this camp, if you lok inside a tent, there is almost nothing inside the tent. People have lost everything they've owned" 12. Wide shot, relief camps supported by UNICEF and partner agencies 13. Medium shot, women standing next to the tents 14. Medium shot, woman holding a photograph 15. Wide shot, children filling water in cans from tanks provided by UNICEF 16. Medium shot, children carrying water in cans 17. SOUNDBITE (HINDI) JAN PARI, SURVIVOR : "Our homes were destoryed in the floods. The celings cracked and the walls collapsed.We did not have any place to sleep or a roof over our heads. We spent 17 days in the camp and then we came here. We got these papers to move here. Now we have no problem. There is water and we have bathrooms," 18. Wide shot, santitation facilities and bathrooms built with support from UNICEF 19. SOUND BITE (ENGLISH) DANIEL TOOLE, UNICEF REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ASIA: "UNICEF is here in Pakistan and we will stay here. UNICEF will support Pakistan through this emergency. UNICEF needs support of others. We need support of the donors and international community to be able to help the Pakistani people. We have released 7 million dollars from our internal reserve to be able to act quicklly, to be able to provide the water you see in this camp, to provide the sanitation you see here and elsewhere.That has to continue. This is a very small scale. We have an emergency with maybe 20 million people affected" 20. Medium shot, man carries a boy on his shoulders through the ruins 21. Medium shot, two children sitting infront of a damaged house 22. Wide shot, men looking through ruins 23. Wide shot, people sitting in front of a UNICEF poster 24. Medium shot, children playing with UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Daniel Toole 25. Medium shot, girl skipping Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
