(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-15 23:36

Nairobi -- The United Nations is expected to launch US$40-million consolidated appeal to help address the political crisis in Kenya, the agency said Tuesday.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also said it expects to sign agreements with a number of organizations to manage sites across the east African country.

"UNHCR's budget for the Kenya situation will be 6.4 million dollars -- part of a UN-consolidated appeal of more than 40 million dollars that is expected to be launched tomorrow ( Wednesday) in New York," the agency said in a statement.

UNHCR said its portion will go for protection, delivery of assistance, camp coordination and camp management, and emergency shelter. Money will also be devoted to HIV/AIDS projects.

UNHCR and World Concern have began a second distribution of basic commodities to an estimated 3,000 displaced people in Narok, 140 km southeast of Nairobi.

In addition, trucks carrying sanitary supplies for up to 20,000 girls and women were dispatched Monday from Nairobi to major towns in the Rift Valley Province.

"We expect to deliver nearly 50,000 sanitary packs for 16,000 women and girls in the provincial capital, Nakuru, and another 10, 000 packs for 3,300 beneficiaries in Eldoret," it said.

In Narok, the distribution of more than 1,000 family kits consisting of plastic sheeting for shelter, blankets, jerry cans, mosquito nets and kitchen sets is expected to be completed Tuesday.

The Narok area has an estimated 3,000 internally displaced persons (IDPS) who fled their homes following the outbreak of violence in many parts of the country after the announcement of presidential poll results on December 30.

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