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Pakistan

Pakistan: Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 28 | 18 June – 19 July 2014

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Insecurity in North Waziristan Agency has forced thousands to move to safer places in the neighboring districts.

  • Predictions of normal to below normal monsoon rains remain for August and September.

  • World Humanitarian Day 2014 celebrates Humanitarian Heroes and calls for Messengers of Humanity.

FIGURES

Pre-existing estimated IDPs in KP and FATA 930,000
Displaced from NWAS to other parts of Pakistan as of 15 July * Pending NADRA verification 992,649*
Expected returnees to FATA in 2014 (FDMA) 270,000
Returnees to FATA since Nov 2013 (FDMA) Over 100,000
Registered Afghan refugees (UNHCR) 1.6 million
Food insecure (National Nutrition Survey 2011)

2014 FUNDING

HCT Strategic Plan

352m (US$) Initially required
112m (US$) Donated
240m (US$) Still required

NWA IDP needs

99m (US$) Requested
13m (US$) Donated
86m (US$) Still required

Thousands of NWA IDPs in need of assistance

Families forced to live in harsh conditions in neighbouring districts

Hundreds of thousands of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) residents left their homes on short notice as the Government launched a military operation on 15 June. As of 15 July, the government reported registering 992,649 individuals (90,756 families) as displaced.

While the National Database Registration Authority continues the verification process for duplications, and other errors, it is expected that the number of registered displaced people will decrease and will be closer to the current working figure of 500,000 displaced people. As of 15 July, 39,453 registered households were verified; 15,250 households were rejected.

Most of the displaced left with few belongings and travelled for hours to cover a distance of a few kilometres, approximately 74 per cent are women and children. The majority of the displaced are now in Bannu district while others have moved to Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Hangu, Karak, Kohat and Peshawar districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

Although the Government has established a camp in Frontier Region of Bannu, only 61 families have moved into the camp. Others are staying in schools, public buildings, rented houses or with relatives and friends. Reportedly, many families are crammed in small spaces with little facilities with harsh summer temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. Due to increased housing demands rents have increased, while civic facilities are under stress due to this increased pressure. The Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority indicated that accommodation is becoming a serious challenge, especially as many people shun camps in favour of host community accommodations.
The Government and the humanitarian community are providing immediate relief assistance to the displaced. The Government is providing cash grants to registered displaced people while local government line departments are collaborating to provide assistance to the displaced.

Humanitarian partners have responded by providing food assistance, essential medical supplies, clean drinking water, non-food and shelter items, and addressing protection issues. They are also strengthening the capacity of government staff to respond to such a large displacement.

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