Abiya Ochola
18 January 2008
Nairobi — The United Nations has launched an urgent appeal to international donors for $42 million (Sh2.7 billion) in humanitarian aid to victims of post-election violence.
Mr John Holmes, the UN undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, presented the appeal to 25 donors.
In a press release posted on the UN official website, Holmes said he had presented the appeal for the funds to launch a six-month immediate-needs and recovery plan for Kenya.
The figure included an initial allocation last week of $7 million (Sh455 million) from the Central Emergency Response Fund.
He said the funds would support 63 separate projects that would be handled by 22 governmental and non-governmental organisations.
The projects will be divided equally between United Nations agencies (34 projects), non-governmental organisations (25 projects) and the International Organisation for Migration (four projects).
Holmes said $10 million (Sh650 million) would go into food aid to 250,000 people over the next three months.
An estimated 650 people have been killed and over 500,000 displaced in post-election violence.
Holmes appealed for tents, plastic sheeting and other items such as cooking utensils, mosquito nets, soap and other sanitary items for up to 100,000 people.
The UN said the appeal would also cover early recovery projects.
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