United Nations Radio

Urgent assistance is needed to bring life-saving help to children in Haiti affected by four successive Tropical storms.

UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador, actress Mia Farrow(photo), was in Haiti to visit the devastated city of Gonaives.

She says "the people need more food and water", after visiting three different shelters in the city.

She explains that "the children and families" with whom she spoke were "hungry and thirsty", adding "they need so much more help from the international community and they need it now."

An inter-agency appeal for US$107 million of which UNICEF is requesting $6 million remains under-funded.

To date, just over three per cent of the funds have been raised against the appeal.

This is Donn Bobb reporting for United Nations Radio.

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