国际英语资讯:Relief funding for Cyclone Idai victims seriously lacking: UN
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 9-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cyclone">Cyclone</span> <span word="Idai">Idai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>' <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>, <span word="Stephane">Stephane</span> <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 90,000 <span word="households">households</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 26 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Approximately">Approximately</span> 19.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 45.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mobilized">mobilized</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>," <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p><span word="Sixty">Sixty</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cyclone">cyclone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="March">March</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Mozambique">Mozambique</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 756,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 161,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sheltering">sheltering</span> <span word="in">in</span> 164 <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 600 <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coordination">Coordination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Humanitarian">Humanitarian</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> (<span word="OCHA">OCHA</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mozambique">Mozambique</span> <span word="Humanitarian">Humanitarian</span> <span word="Response">Response</span> <span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Cyclone">Cyclone</span> <span word="Idai">Idai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> 282 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> 21 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="funded">funded</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 334 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> 257 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Idai">Idai</span>.</p><p>"<span word="An">An</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 270,000 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 129,600 <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="critical">critical</span>, <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cyclone">Cyclone</span> <span word="Idai">Idai</span>," <span word="OCHA">OCHA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p>
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