United Nations Radio

Several local staff supporting UN programmes in Pakistan were also killed and injured in the attack on the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar on Tuesday.

UN staff in Geneva hold a minute of silence

Marie Okabe, a UN spokesperson in New York, provided journalists with an update on the situation on Wednesday.

"Four UN colleagues-two from the World Food Programme, one from the World Health Organization, and one from UNICEF-were injured. A number of Pakistani nationals supporting UN programmes were also killed and injured. The Secretary-General reiterates his strong condemnation of this brutal act of terror against innocent people, many of whom were in Peshawar to carry out humanitarian work."

Meanwhile, the World Food Programme has delayed resumption of food distribution at humanitarian hubs and settlements for internally displaced people in north-west Pakistan for 24 hours. The food distributions will resume on Thursday.

This is Dianne Penn for UN Radio.

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