This has never ever happened before, that two weeks after a disaster that we have $717 million that we can spend on the immediate emergency effort.
The earthquake in Kashmir afflicting three countries is becoming worse by the day as the extent of the emergency dawns upon us,
We did well in the emergency phase, ... But the reconstruction went slower than we had hoped.
This appeal, ... is truly forward-looking in that it attempts to avert hunger and at the same time promote sustainable recovery of livelihoods. Investing in prevention will prove much more cost effective than providing emergency assistance year after year.
We're sending around a hat now, we don't know how much is in the hat when it's coming back - in an emergency situation,
What we need is something like no other emergency relief effort,