Pakistan: Rains and Snowfall - Feb 2005 Updates

The number of people affected by disasters continued to rise in 2005.The year began with the response to the South East Asia tsunami and finished with the response to the South Asia earthquake. Each...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 12 January (IRIN) - 10 January - An outbreak of leishmaniasis, a skin disease caused by the bite of a sand fly,...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 3 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Pakistan's northern parts are under high risk of landsliding and flash floods as the...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 17 May (IRIN) - The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is planning to launch a comprehensive rehabilitation...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 11 April (IRIN) - Immediate intervention is required to rehabilitate infrastructure in northern districts of...

GILGIT, April 10: The World Food Programme's (WFP) aid convoys carrying relief goods could not reach affected areas because of road blockades at various parts of the Northern Areas. WFP sources said...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 28 March (IRIN) - With improving weather conditions in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the focus...

The International Rescue Committee has launched a blog that gives Web site visitors a new, more personal way of learning about IRC people and programs. The blog will feature contributions from IRC...

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - March 25, 2005 The IRC has expanded its emergency relief efforts in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province following two months of torrential rains, avalanches, flooding and...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 15 March (IRIN) - Concerns are growing over deteriorating health conditions in northern parts of Pakistan's North...

Avalanches, house collapses and exposure to sub-zero temperatures from the heaviest snowfall in two decades have killed approximately 400 people in Kashmir over the past couple of weeks. Government...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 10 March (IRIN) - About 100,000 people are still stranded with limited food supplies in the remote northern...

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - March 9, 2005 The IRC has launched an emergency relief operation in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, following weeks of torrential rains, avalanches, flooding and severe...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 8 March 2005, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR...

Northern areas of Pakistan continue to face heavy snow, rain and landslides, and many areas remain cut off due to these conditions. In the worst affected areas, 140,000 people are completely...