The United Nations called on international donors to provide 58.6 million U.S. dollars to help victims affected by the recent conflict in Georgia.
The funding will be used to meet the needs for the next six months of almost 130,000 people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement.
"I hope the International Community will show itself fully ready, capable and willing to help provide critically-needed assistance to the people of Georgia," said Catherine Bragg, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.
According to OCHA, donors have already pledged 23 million U.S. dollars towards the appeal, which will support the aid efforts of nine UN agencies and 16 nongovernmental and International Organizations.
Food, health and nutrition, protection, shelter and non-food items, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene are among the most urgent needs for the victims of the conflict, which began over a week ago when heavy fighting broke out in South Ossetia between Georgian and South Ossetian forces.