THE UNITED NATIONS SAID MONDAY IT HAS SENT EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND CASH GRANTS TO IRAN TO HELP VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKES THAT KILLED 66 PEOPLE LAST WEEK, ACCORDING TO DPA. MORE THAN 1,300 OTHERS WERE INJURED IN THE QUAKES THAT HIT WESTERN IRAN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE UN OFFICE FOR HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION SAID IT PROVIDED 50,000 DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TENTS AND BLANKETS. RELIEF SUPPLIES WORTH 170,000 DOLLARS WERE FLOWN IN OVER THE WEEKEND FROM A UN WAREHOUSE IN BRINDISI, ITALY, THE UN SAID. THE UN CHILDREN'S FUND, THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME AND WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ARE ALSO PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN RELIEF ITEMS, FROM MEDICINE AND HEALTH KITS TO EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR CHILDREN, THE UN SAID.
