Summary
AND still they wait. Wait to bury their dead, feed their children, and find shelter to protect themselves against the freezing Himalayan winter before tens of thousands more die.
More than three weeks after Pakistan's killer earthquake, the world has yet to deliver the relief promised to those lucky enough to have survived the initial 7.6-magnitude disaster.See the full content of this document
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The Politics of Disaster Concern Over Pakistan Aid
It's an all-too familiar story.
Donors make pledges, then delay or cough up only part of what they promised, and vulnerable people - mainly the very young - succumb to pneumonia, diarrhoea, exposure and malnutrition."Frankly, I don't know how to say this any more clearly: it's now or never; we will not have a second chance...See the full content of this document
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