ISLAMABAD-Dr. Kashif Islam knows what it cost to respond to the massive medical needs of overlooked Pakistani families displaced by the military conflict in Swat earlier this year.

It was free.

The doctor, a health project officer with Church World Service - Pakistan/Afghanistan, was one of the many humanitarian workers who spent weeks developing and sending proposals to international donors to support the millions of people caught up in the world's fastest and largest human displacement in a decade.

Yet as proposals were sent to overseas

Geneva, November 27, 2009 - As the Pakistani military continues its operations against extremist militants in South Waziristan, some 400,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have registered in the districts of Dera Ismael Khan and Tank, according to UN agencies. However, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) reports that some 128,000 individuals are not eligible for assistance either due to multiple registrations, the validity of identity cards, or their place of origin.

A monitoring team from Church World Service

Amount Sent: US$ 59,574

Date: October 23, 2009

Details of Response

Emergency: Increased Internal Displacement Due to New Military Offensive in South Waziristan, Pakistan

Date of Emergency: October 17, 2009

Implementing Member/Partner: CWS- P/A with SARHAD

DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY:

The full-scale offensive launched by Pakistan military on October 17 at South Waziristan resulted to a new influx of IDPs. The North West Frontier Province government has registered 106,800

Boosted Humanitarian Efforts

(Sitrep prepared by Church World Service - Pakistan/Afghanistan Communication Office)

Background:

According to recent news reports, more than two-thirds of internally displaced people have returned home. While this may be good news, it also means one-third remains displaced. These people still require assistance in terms of food, shelter and medical attention. As such, the crisis requires boosted efforts from humanitarian organizations to meet IDPs' needs.

Last week, CWS-PA assistant project officer

Amount Sent: US$ 49,977

Date: 05 August 2009

Details of Response

Emergency: Violence against Christian minority in Gorja city, Punjab Province

Date of Emergency: 30 July- 01 August 2009

Implementing Member/Partner: CWS- P/A with CLAAS

DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY:

On July 30, 2009, an alleged incident of desecration of the Holy Quran led to violence between Christian and Muslim communities in Gojra city, Toba Tek Singh District, one of the 36

MARDAN, PAKISTAN - Awalkhan has four spare rooms in his modest house, now a temporary hostel to 30 people.

"Because I had spare rooms, I host them," Awalkhan said, sitting on the edge of a traditional rattan charpoy bed. "They have no other way."

The people in Awalkhan's home are like most in Pakistan who are displaced by the fighting between national army and Taliban forces. They left in a hurry, with little more than the clothes on their backs, and fled to the home of a relative or close friend.

Balance Requested: US$ 2,941,042

Geneva, 7 July 2009

Dear Colleagues,

ACT International members Church World Service-Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS-P/A) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) continue to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan where, according to the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government Emergency Response Unit, 3.5 million people have been uprooted by the conflict between the government and militants. As of June 23rd, 261,525 displaced persons were residing in 27 camps, but the vast majority are living with host families or friends

"We are from cold areas and only have warm clothes with us. Now the temperature here is extremely hot and we are looking for suitable clothes," says Naz Bibi, a displaced woman in the Mardan area. "Pregnant women are sleeping on the floor and need mattresses."

As ACT members deliver assistance and continue to assess the needs of the 2.5 million displaced persons, staff

On Thursday, a provincial minister said that the numbers could soon rise to three million. UNHCR has already declared