U.N. raises target of financial support for quake-hit Pakistan

GENEVA, Switzerland - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan calls for increased financial support in Geneva on Oct. 26 to help the South Asia earthquake victims through the severe Himalayan winter. The U.N. raised the target of international financial support for quake victims in Pakistan to $550 million from $312 million.

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