UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan (UN RC/HC Pakistan) Updates

ISLAMABAD (19 November, 2016): Upon conclusion of a two-day visit to North Waziristan Agency, Neil Buhne United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan said he was impressed by...

I. Overview: From 14 to 16 April 2016, a mission including the Humanitarian Coordinator and OCHA Head of Office (o.i.c) conducted a two-day visit to Kurram Agency. The team visited New Durrani camp,...

(Islamabad, 16 April 2016): The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan Mr. Neil Buhne concluded his two-day visit to Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas on...

(Islamabad, 29 October 2015): The United Nations team in Pakistan offers our deepest sympathies to all those that have been affected by the Badakshan earthquake. This event is made more poignant...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pakistan’s north-western regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) face a complex emergency dating back to four years ago. Security...

(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...

MISSION COMPOSITION The Inter-Cluster Diagnostic Mission was composed of team members representing the Global Cluster Leads and included Cluster representatives from Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene...

The Government of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan will undertake the implementation of voluntary, safe and dignified return of people internally displaced from NWFP areas. The...

Islamabad- April 27th, 2007: The main focus of the WATSAN sector has been the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the 4,000 water supply schemes of which 2,400 have so far been sponsored. The...

Islamabad- April 24th, 2007: "Provision of community based income generation opportunities amongst the affected populace in the earthquake region is an important developmental tool for Building Back...

Islamabad- April 23th, 2007: The educational interventions in the earthquake affected areas cover wide spectrum of recovery activities such as support to primary, secondary and tertiary education,...

Islamabad February 14th, 2007 - United Nations Resident Coordinator, Jan Vandemoortele applauding the commitment of the agencies and the Government of Pakistan, said " The coordination between the...

Islamabad February 12th, 2007 - The United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) successfully completed its mission in the earth quake affected areas of AJK and NWFP. Rod Penhall, Head of Air...

Islamabad, January 12th - Some 34,000 people affected by the earthquake in northern Pakistan are benefiting from a winterization campaign praised by the government as a success that has so far helped...

Events - Key coordination, planning and response for the winter period continued both in Islamabad and in the field. A general feeling of "quiet confidence" pervades regarding the readiness and...

Islamabad 3rd January 2007 - On the 23rd of December, the first life-saving medical evacuation after the re-start of the UNHAS helicopter flights, was conducted by Merlin, UNHAS, and United Nations...

Key Events - To commemorate the anniversary of the October 2005 earthquake, the State Minister for Economic Affairs and the President George H.W. Bush as UN Special Envoy addressed the press and...

Islamabad October 19th, 2006- This year's celebration of United Nations Day and the sixty-first anniversary of the United Nations is marked by the launch of a history book, "No Ordinary Success...

Islamabad October, 2006 - One year after the massive earthquake that killed almost 73,000 people and rendered over 3 million homeless, the United Nations pay homage to the victims and tribute to the...