Peruvian officials say they have run out of tents and urgently need at least 40,000 more to house victims of the devastating earthquake two weeks ago.
Aid agencies said many survivors in the Ica region were living on the streets in unhygienic conditions, and were desperately in need of basic supplies.
The UN asked the international community for $37m (£18.3m) for medical help, water, food, tents and blankets.
He predicts that the first victims could receive new houses in six months' time and has pledged to bypass Peru's notorious bureaucracy.
And as part of the clear-up operation, the National Institute of Culture has been taking stock of the damage to historical sites in the region.
Institute director Cecilia Bakula said the earthquake had taken a "painful toll" on Peru's historical heritage, destroying 32% of the region's 173 monuments and buildings of historical importance.
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