IOM GENEVA, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday that Saudi Arabia will fund transitional housing for earthquake families.
IOM spokesperson Jean-Philippe Chauzy told reporters that this will be made possible by a Saudi donation of USD 5.1 million from the Saudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims (SPAPEV) to provide transitional shelters for 1,000 earthquake-displaced families in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PAK) IOM Regional Representative for West Central Asia, Hassan Abdel Moneim Mostafa said that this Saudi funded agreement will import pre-fabricated houses from China to house 1,000 families in Muzaffarabad and Bagh - the two districts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PAK) worst affected by the 2005 earthquake. (end) hn.bz.
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