UN Aid Responds to Russia / Georgia Humanitarian Crisis

Posted by Dan Patterson on August 11, 2008 |

Various UN agencies are launching relief operations. In response to a request from Georgia, the World Food Program has launched a 10-day ration program designed to facilitate immediate relief to more than 2,000 displaced residents of the capitol Tbilisi. Relief efforts to people outside the capitol are underway, though they have been restricted by Russian bombing. The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees is sending relief efforts in an attempt to stockpile aid, and is preparing for continued violence. 20,000 blankets and other essentials are being flown from the UN Commission on Refugees stockpile in Dubai tonight- the second flight is planned for Wednesday. These flights will contain enough relief supplies for 30,000 people. There are reports that up to 80% of the population of the town of Gori has fled. (1:08)

 
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August 11, 2008
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