久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

  Home>News Center>World
         
 

Former US President named Pakistan quake envoy
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-16 09:07

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was appointed special U.N. envoy for Pakistan earthquake relief on Thursday and said he would use the role to ensure donations are converted into concrete aid for victims.

Bush, who has worked with former President Bill Clinton to raise money for victims of last December's Asian tsunami and the U.S. hurricane disasters, praised U.N. and Pakistani efforts and said he would allow his staff to manage the program.

"Our role is to try to help get the pledges -- and there have been very generous pledges made -- and have those converted into things that can benefit the people who are hurting over there in the terrible winter," Bush, the father of the current president, told a news conference.

The October 8 earthquake in Pakistan killed more than 73,000 people and made about 3 million homeless. International donors have promised Pakistan more than $6 billion in aid, mostly earmarked for long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction.

The United Nations is seeking $550 million for a six-month relief operation, but so far donors have only given a fraction of that amount.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said having Bush leading the relief drive would put pressure on countries which have promised aid to follow through on commitments.

"He will have the capacity to to call on governments that have made pledges, reminding them that it was wonderful that they made those pledges but that the cash is needed now and that we need to ensure disbursement," Annan said.

Republican Bush, who was defeated by Democrat Clinton in the 1992 presidential election, said he consulted his former rival before taking the U.N. position. Clinton is U.N. special envoy for tsunami relief.

"He very much encouraged me to undertake this," said Bush, 81.

Bush, who served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the 1970s, said he still had "wonderful memories."

"You go down a corridor (and say) 'Oh, I remember going there!'" Bush said. Annan, he said, "very generously took me into his office, and I remember being in there with two other secretaries-general."



Probe launched into fuel depot blaze near London
Kashmiri earthquake survivor
Sixth WTO Ministerial Conferences to open
 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

China reports 6th human case of bird flu

 

   
 

China shores up pension system

 

   
 

WFP ends China food aid, calls for donation

 

   
 

India, China to speed up border dispute talks

 

   
 

Birthplace of China martial arts damaged

 

   
 

Experts begin testing cross-border river

 

   
  Millions of Iraqis vote in relative peace
   
  East Asia Summit: new mode for regional co-op
   
  US using live viruses to create nasal vaccines against bird flu
   
  Former US President named Pakistan quake envoy
   
  UN approves US$500m fund on humanitarian emergencies
   
  White House, McCain in deal on torture measure
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Mild earthquake felt in New Delhi
   
Powerful earthquake strikes under sea near Fiji
   
Magnitude 5 earthquake shakes New Zealand capital
  News Talk  
  Are the Republicans exploiting the memory of 9/11?  
Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日本加勒比网站 | 国产不卡毛片 | 久久福利国产 | 一级国产精品一级国产精品片 | 精品国产免费观看 | 亚洲免费网站观看视频 | 久久这里有精品视频 | 欧美a欧美1级 | 亚洲精品一区二三区在线观看 | 国产成人免费高清在线观看 | 久久精品久久精品久久 | 日本三级日产三级国产三级 | 手机在线精品视频每日更新 | 狠狠色丁香久久婷婷综合_中 | 久久久久久久国产精品视频 | 国产美女自拍视频 | 欧美一区二区二区 | 欧美在线一级片 | 一级做a爱过程免费视频麻豆 | jizz国产精品免费麻豆 | 久久熟| 成人三级视频 | 成人精品一区二区三区 | 久久精品国产99精品最新 | 日韩一页| 国产精品视频久久久久久 | 正在播真实出轨炮对白 | 最新中文字幕乱码在线 | 国产盗摄一区二区三区 | 国产高清在线精品一区在线 | 男人的天堂久久精品激情 | 99成人免费视频 | 日韩高清一级毛片 | 欧美一区二区在线视频 | 特黄特黄一级高清免费大片 | 久久久久久久国产精品影院 | 久久亚洲国产成人影院 | 一级做a爰片久久毛片美女 一级做a爰片久久毛片免费看 | 国产大臿蕉香蕉大视频女 | 亚洲一级毛片视频 | 久久久久久久国产高清 |