UN chief urges int'l community to speed up financial aid

MANILA, Philippines – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urges the international community to speed up their financial support for the survivors of Typhoon “Yolanda.” In a joint press conference with Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario at the Manila Peninsula, Ban said only 30% of the UN’s $791-million appeal for the Philippines has been funded so far. Ban adds that the world must not allow the tragedy to become another forgotten crisis. He also assures the Philippines that the UN will continue to work with the government to achieve tis long-term reconstruction and recovering plan. The UN chief visited Tacloban on Saturday and praised typhoon survivors for their resilience. ANC Headlines, ANC, December 22, 2013.