France donated pound 2 million for flood relief operations.

ISLAMABAD -- Ambassador of France to Pakistan Nicolas Galey on Tuesday said that the French government had allocated pound 2 million for humanitarian relief operations for flood-hit communities in Pakistan.

He said out of pound 2 million, the French government had allocated pound 1 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) for an integrated 'Nutrition - Safety Net Programme' for pregnant and lactating women in the districts of Qambar Shahdadkot and Khairpur in Sindh.

The Ambassador informed that the programme would provide 'emergency food assistance, life-saving nutrition preventive packages, and cash grants to 5.400 direct beneficiaries and 32.400 household members'.

Moreover, pound 1 million was allocated to three international non-governmental organisations for flood relief operations.

'These relief activities have provided critical assistance to vulnerable households, and contribute to reducing loss of lives and improving living conditions in flood-affected communities,' the ambassador said while addressing the press conference held at the embassy.

In consultation with the Pakistani authorities, he added that France quickly dispatched emergency equipment and military experts from the French civil security service to the...