United Nations member states have pledged just under 616 million dollars in aid for flood-devastated Pakistan, dpa quoted the organisation's new emergency aid coordinator, Valerie Amos, as saying Saturday in New York. The UN has appealed for more than 2 billion dollars to assist the estimated 14 million Pakistanis whose living conditions have been severely affected by the country's worst-ever natural disaster. The latest call for aid came one week ago, with the UN increasing its appeal to its 192 members by 1.6 billion dollars - the largest in UN history. The move came two months after severe flooding began ravaging the country along the Indus River, exacerbated by seasonal rains. The UN said the 2 billion dollars will cover 483 projects to be implemented by 15 UN organizations, the International Organization of Migration and 156 non-governmental organizations.
