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The UN pointed out that one reason for donor fatigue is Islamabad's inability to channel aid effectively to those who need it. That's why the UN should play a direct role in supervising flood relief, in collaboration with the Pakistani government.We note often an image deficit with regards to Pakistan among Western public opinion, said Elizabeth Byrs, spokeswoman of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.As a result, Pakistan is among countries that are poorly financed, like Yemen, she added.Melanie Brooks, spokeswoman of the humanitarian group Care International stressed that the UN must explain to donor states that the money is not going to go to the hands of the Talibans.Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit rejected the perception regarding any trust deficit on the Pakistani government.Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Monday slammed the pitiful international response to the Pakistan floods, saying some countries were yet to grasp the scale of the disaster.
