An FAO initiative, funded with nearly USD 10.6 million, will provide about 91,000 flood-affected families with vital crop and livestock assistance.
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Slow retreat of monsoon floods in Pakistan hinders recovery
The months the water took to dissipate meant farmers lost what would have been their main source of food and income in 2013, and diminished hopes of a quick recovery.
Six months after the floods, life is slowly returning to normal for Sindh children
Kandhkot is recovering slowly from the floods, which inundated vast swaths of land. For the children, a temporary learning centre (TLC) has provided a much-needed return to education.
Building flash flood resilience in Pakistan's mountainous regions
The frequency of flash floods - which tend to be much more destructive than regular flooding - is increasing in the mountainous regions.
WFP food ration cuts hit IDPs in Pakistan
In January, WFP cut the ration size of its food basket for about one million IDPs and 700,000 people affected by floods because of a funding shortfall.
Promoting hygiene at school to hold back waterborne diseases
Sixty per cent of child mortality in Pakistan is due to waterborne diseases, exacerbated by recent disasters
In Pakistan, flood-affected children get a second chance to attend school
The devastating floods that hit Pakistan in July 2010 paralyzed the already over-burdened education system. UNICEF developed several transitional school structures as an innovative, cost efficient solution to jumpstart the education of children.
Pakistan: Balochistan cries out for rehabilitation
NGOs in two districts dispute official data about the losses and damage caused by the floods, arguing they are much higher than government claims
Pakistan: Hit hard by massive flooding for third successive year, people in Sindh have no respite
By Sami Malik JACOBABAD, Sindh, Pakistan, 13 November 2012 – As the only breadwinner of a family of 13, Sikandar Ali is deeply concerned about the health and nutrition of his wife, nine children and two sisters. Although the family had hardly recovered from hardships brought by floods in 2010,...
Pakistan: UN humanitarian fund gives $9.9 million for monsoon-hit areas
(Islamabad, 23 October 2012): Almost five million people have been affected by the 2012 flooding in southern Pakistan according to Government estimates – many of whom were still recovering from Pakistan’s unprecedented floods of 2010 and the severe 2011 flooding. In addition to the immediate...
Pakistan: Donations urgently needed for UN efforts to aid millions of floods victims
With nearly five million Pakistanis hit by floods that have already claimed some 400 lives, ruined tens of thousands of houses and vast swathes of crops, and left hundreds of thousands living in camps or simply under tarpaulins, the United Nations today appealed for more donations to bolster relief...
Pakistan: World Bank to help immunize 34.8 million children against polio
WASHINGTON, October 2, 2012 – The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a US$24 million second additional financing for the Third Partnership for Polio Eradication Project (TPPEP) to support the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to immunize 34.8 million children against the crippling...
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Pre-positioned aid helps flood survivors worldwide – AmeriCares
Grants help partners quickly respond to disasters October 1, 2012 AmeriCares Global Pre-Positioning Initiative, launched in early 2012, has already helped crucial aid quickly reach flood survivors in Pakistan, the Philippines, Colombia, India and Indonesia – aid that is put in place before...
Pakistan: Red Crescent extends medical cover to flood victims for three months
DERA GHAZI KHAN, SEPTEMBER 28: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has announced to extend medical cover to the victims of flood affected areas for three months besides provision of six water filtration plants for DG Khan, Rajanpur, Jacobabad, Qamber Shadad Kot, Nasirabad and Jaferabad with a...
Pakistan: ECHO adds €15 mln in funding for immediate relief to victims of two humanitarian crises
The European Union has announced additional funding of €15 million in order to continue delivering immediate relief to the victims of two humanitarian crises in Pakistan. These funds will provide assistance to those affected by the on-going conflict in the north of the country as well as to the...
Pakistan: WFP begins food distributions to flood-affected in Sindh, more funds needed to scale up assistance
ISLAMABAD – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun food distributions to tens of thousands of people affected by monsoon floods in Sindh province, with plans to gear up operations to reach the most severely affected areas of Balochistan. A one-month food ration is being...
Pakistan: Floods triggered by downpour wreak widespread devastation, kill over 100 in Sindh
KARACHI: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains caused widespread destruction across vast swathes of the country on Monday, breaking a 24-year rainfall record and leaving over 100 people dead in upper Sindh, wreaking devastation in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur areas and leaving five...
Pakistan: Preparedness doubts as monsoon claims first victims
ISLAMABAD, 28 August 2012 (IRIN) - The first heavy rains of the 2012 monsoon, which have claimed at least 26 lives in northern Pakistan over the past four days, with torrents sweeping away houses and inundating villages, is raising questions about the effectiveness of preparedness...