UN struggles to cash in tsunami aid pledges

SIX weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy, the UN has received little more than a third of tsunami aid funding pledged by governments, a senior official said yesterday.

UN struggles to cash in tsunami aid pledges
Tue, 08 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

While the UN appeal of €760 million has been largely met with written commitments, only €275m has been donated, said

Margareta Wahlstrom, special envoy of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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