Yes, the world is said to be suffering from so-called "compassion fatigue" as one disaster after enough has hit here or there. But at the end of the day it is just ordinary people who are suffering. And they must be helped - whatever their color, creed or country.
It was sobering to hear on BBC Newshour the other night that there are some 15,000 villages still not "covered" by relief after recent Pakistani earthquake and that in 6 weeks time the snows will set in in the areas where recovery work has not yet got underway and people will be truly at great risk.
No less of concern was the report, as part of the BBC broadcast, that despite many nations promising financial aid most had not actually delivered a penny. The Emirates were specifically mentioned. They had promised $100 million in aid. Not a cent had yet been forthcoming.
Read this in yesterday's IHT giving a perspective of the very real humanitarian problems confronting the people of Pakistan.
It was sobering to hear on BBC Newshour the other night that there are some 15,000 villages still not "covered" by relief after recent Pakistani earthquake and that in 6 weeks time the snows will set in in the areas where recovery work has not yet got underway and people will be truly at great risk.
No less of concern was the report, as part of the BBC broadcast, that despite many nations promising financial aid most had not actually delivered a penny. The Emirates were specifically mentioned. They had promised $100 million in aid. Not a cent had yet been forthcoming.
Read this in yesterday's IHT giving a perspective of the very real humanitarian problems confronting the people of Pakistan.
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