UNITED NATIONS, March 25: George Bush Sr on Friday met UN officials on the launch of the recovery phase in areas of Pakistan devastated by the October 2005 earthquake.
Mr Bush is a special UN envoy for the South Asia earthquake.
“They highlighted the importance of ensuring continued support and funding during this critical transition period, in order to build upon the success of the relief phase,” a UN spokesman said of the meeting, which was attended by emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland and UNDP administrator Kemal Dervis.—Correspondent