The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 400 dignity packs to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for distribution to 2000 displaced persons in the northern parts of the country.
The three regions in Northern Ghana has suffered a disaster following heavy consistent rains in the last three weeks coupled with the spillage of the Bagre Dam. The disaster has so far claimed 18 lives leaving about 100,000 people displaced.
This has prompted the United Nations program that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries to step in to provide NADMO with items in dire need by victims.
Country Representative for UNICEF, Anne Claire Dufay at the presentation of the items to the leadership of NADMO said: “as part of the inter-agency working group on emergencies, we feel that it is our duty to respond and help the families that have been affected”.
Already civil society is warning of a possible effect of the disaster on food security in the north based on its assessment of the situation on the ground. Anne Claire revealed that “we have already helped deliver 300 boxes of supplies that will actually benefit 2000 families, and these are supplies that will help them get safe clean water and sanitary products to make sure that they live in a safe environment.”
Deputy National Coordinator for NADMO Seji Saji said: “this is a huge compliment to what we are presenting to the people already and we appreciate the gesture by UNICEF.”
Government has been criticized for its seeming lack of concern to the plight of the affected persons. But NADMO says a high powered delegation is expected to visit the affected area in the coming days.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM/Papisdaf Abdallah