UN chief to visit flood-ravaged Pakistan

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    UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon will travel to Pakistan（巴基斯坦） to visit the country's flood-ravaged areas on Saturday, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said here on Friday.
    The spokesman noted¹, however, that the arrangements for Ban's trip "have not been finalized²."Ban's intended visit comes after the United Nations launched a 460-million-U.S.-dollar appeal on Wednesday for disaster relief （赈灾，灾难援助）efforts in Pakistan.
    According to the UN Office for the Coordination³ of Humanitarian⁴ Affairs (OCHA), humanitarian organizations have been working around the clock to deliver life-saving assistance to close to six million people affected⁵ by the unprecedented⁶ floods.
    "The death toll⁷ has so far been relatively⁸ low compared to other major natural disasters, and we want to keep it that way," said humanitarian coordinator（协调者） for Pakistan Martin Mogwanja in a press release.
    Nesirky told reporters that the World Food Program (WFP) has at present delivered one-month food rations⁹ to nearly 430,000 people. However, shelter remains¹⁰ one of the most urgent needs as water- borne diseases threaten to affect the lives of millions.
    Pakistan's floods have affected an estimated 14.1 million people, of whom six million are due to be assisted by the United Nations and its partners, OCHA said here on Friday.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)