-- Press Releases August 2010 - UN chief urges rapid aid for flood-stricken communities in Pakistan - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) -- UN chief urges rapid aid for flood-stricken communities in Pakistan Islamabad (Pakistan), 15 August 2010 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for the rapid delivery of assistance for millions of people in flood-stricken Pakistan, as he saw for himself the devastation wrought by the recent disaster. Mr. Ban arrived in the South Asian nation to demonstrate the support of the United Nations and the international community in the wake of what has been called the country's worst disaster in living memory, having claimed more than 1,200 lives and leaving at least 2 million homeless. "I'm here to see what is going on. I'm here also to urge the world community to speed up their assistance to the Pakistani people," the Secretary-General told reporters on arrival. An estimated 1