Rashid Khalikov Quotations

What we need from donors is that the time between pledge and disbursement should be one hour.

The amounts are increasing -- tents, food, non-food items.

We have funds sufficient for the next couple of weeks but in order to continue this operation, we need funds immediately as all reserves are being used and if funds are not generated, we would be compelled to scale-down our activities.

The priority for relief agencies in the towns is shelter, water and sanitation, while in the countryside it is shelter and food.

We are still of the view that the international community lacks full comprehension of the catastrophe that is looming large.

The support of the international community is vital and it is essential that donor countries contribute necessary funds as soon as possible.

As of now, I cannot say there will be a point when we say 'No more helicopters'. In some operations, we say 'No more field hospitals, no more search and rescue teams'. We are not anywhere close to that yet.

This disaster may have the number of people who died after the disaster bigger than those killed by the earthquake.

It is very high risk that this population is in.

It is very difficult to plan. It has never happened before. We can only guess whether they will come down or not and when they will come down.

It may sound strange that we are still talking life saving two weeks after the disaster, when search and rescue operations have largely finished.

The disaster is looming large. We have thousands and thousands of very vulnerable people.