Pakistan floods response woeful, says minister
Monday 16 August 2010
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell tells Channel 4 News the global response to the floods has been "woefully inadequate".
The UK government has donated £31m to the aid effort which it says will be spent on supplies such as tents, blankets and essential medicines.
Only a quarter of the $459m (£293m) aid needed for initial relief has arrived, according to the United Nations.
That contrasts with the United States giving at least $1bn (£638,645,289) in military aid last year to its regional ally to battle militants.
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