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(Islamabad, 9 June 2021) The 2021 Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was launched today at a joint event hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations in Pakistan. The Plan...

The UN’s response to COVID-19 in Pakistan is about saving lives, protecting people and recovering better. This report showcases how the UN in Pakistan mobilized to mount a swift defence against...

SUMMARY This note summarizes the support provided, to date, by the United Nations (UN) to Pakistan’s Federal and Provincial Governments to address the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. The UN’s response...

KEY FIGURES 5.0M People Affected (millions) 2.1M People Targeted $96.3M Required (US$) SITUATION OVERVIEW Pakistan has experienced an increase in the frequency and severity of drought due a rise in...

Introduction: Global Context There are an estimated 21.3 million refugees around the world (UNHCR, 2017), and many find themselves in an indeterminate state for years, unable to exercise the full...

Executive Summary Has the UN made a difference in Pakistan? The results in this Annual Report confirm that we have. As the era of the Sustainable Development Goals dawns, we marked this new beginning...

KEY OBSERVATIONS/FINDINGS Umerkot and Sanghar received less or limited rainfall during 2016 monsoon compared to 2015, while Tharparkar received more rainfall in 2016 compared to 2015. The rains were...

STUNTING in Pakistan is a tragedy of epic proportions; a tragedy that we can, and and must, overcome. Nearly half of Pakistan’s children — 44pc — suffer from stunted growth (National Nutrition Survey...

Livelihood Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Empowerment of Vulnerable Peasant Communities in Sindh Province Preface This compilation of case studies demonstrates the resilience of farmers’...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since 2008, more than 5 million people have been displaced from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) due to insecurity. As of June 2015, over 1.57 million people displaced...

New UN report calls for changes to legal environment to enhance HIV response in Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan – A new report, jointly released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the...

21 March 2013, Islamabad: The United Nations strongly condemns today’s bombing, targeting innocent civilians and aid workers in Jalozai camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nowshera. We...

Islamabad, 21 December 2012 - The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the United Nations in Pakistan signed today the One United Nations five year programme covering period from 2013...

Executive Summary Developed over six months, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority/Provincial Disaster Management Authority (NDMA/PDMA), the MIRA is a common methodology...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While the ravages of the disastrous floods of 2010 were still apparent, the 2011 monsoon season, which started with a normal rain pattern, intensified from 10 August onwards and...

(Islamabad: 28 July 2010): One year ago Pakistan was hit by unprecedented monsoon rains and floods. Across the country the scope and scale of the crisis was exceptional, affecting the lives of over...

A publication of the Humanitarian Communication Group (HCG) - last updated on 17 September 2010 with the latest available information The crisis at a glance - An estimated 20.0 million persons...

[Islamabad, 22 May 2009] Fleeing from intensified insecurity in Pakistan's northwest provinces, some 1.7 million displaced people have been registered since early May and are now either living in...

ISLAMABAD, February 7, 2009 - The United Nations, as part of the broader humanitarian response, has begun providing assistance to as many as 2000 families displaced because of the on-going military...

Executive Summary The One Program is the central pillar in piloting UN Reform in Pakistan, with "Delivering as One" being the motto and ultimate objective of the Pilot. The pilot experiment is a...