In the majestic landscapes of Northern Pakistan, a silent catastrophe is unfolding. Rising temperatures have taken a toll on the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalayan glaciers, causing them to melt at...
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Global: Widening impact of climate change on air pollution in South Asia requires urgent international cooperation and assistance
Responding to the new report naming three South Asian countries – Bangladesh, Pakistan and India – having the worst air quality globally at a time when the World Meteorological Organization has...
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CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report 2024
Human rights hypocrisy undermines rules-based order, new CIVICUS report finds View full report here. For interviews contact media@civicus.org JOHANNESBURG – Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined...
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Save the Children launches Nature-based Solutions Hub to help combat climate crisis for children
The organisation today launched a Nature-based Solutions for Children (NbS4C) Hub at the Accelerating NbS Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. LUSAKA, 13 March 2024 – Save the Children Global Ventures has...
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Regional Refugee Response Plan for Afghanistan Situation - 2024 - 2025
Regional Overview Looking to 2024, the situation in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries will be challenging. As highlighted by the UN Security Council, the human rights situation inside...
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IDA Helps to Weave the Fabric of Global Social Protection
Every two months, Marcelina Ngandu collects her cash transfer from the Zambian government and invests it in her small doughnut business. “I buy baking flour and make doughnuts for selling,” says...
Pakistan 2024 IFRC network country plan (UPL-2024-MAAPK002)
The Pakistan Red Crescent was established by an Act of Parliament in 1947 and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1948. It is the largest...
Research Study: Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of Coastal Communities in Sindh and Formulation of Community Adaptation Plan - Under the “Climate Sensitive Livelihood Modeling (CSLM) Project” Implemented in District Thatta and Malir
Executive Summary Pakistan ranks 5th in position worst affected by climate change. In terms of provinces within the country, Sindh is among the most affected province. Hydro-meteorological hazards...
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People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
Initiative to restore more than 30 per cent of Pakistan’s Indus River Basin by 2030 named one of seven UN World Restoration Flagships
Nairobi, 13 February 2024 – Efforts by local communities and civil society groups to protect and restore Pakistan’s Indus Basin, which has been rapidly degrading, are gaining momentum through the...
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La Sécurité Semencière dans les États Fragiles et Vulnérables face au Changement Climatique : Perturbations du Système et Solutions au Niger, au Pakistan, au Soudan du Sud et en Syrie
Pour la majeure partie du monde, le changement climatique est la crise de demain ; pour les communautés touchées par les conflits où œuvre l’International Rescue Committee (IRC), le changement...
Pakistan: Monsoon Floods - Operation Update #6 (MDRPK023)
Description of the crisis Severe flooding and landslides triggered by the 2022 monsoon rains have wrought havoc in Pakistan, causing widespread devastation and affecting millions of people. This...
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The Taliban’s Neighbourhood: Regional Diplomacy with Afghanistan [EN/PS/Dari/RU]
Even as many diplomats shun the Taliban regime, protesting its treatment of women and girls, emissaries of countries near Afghanistan have sought dealings with Kabul in areas like security and...
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ACAPS Thematic Report: Afghanistan - Key risk areas to watch: January – June 2024 and beyond (25 January 2024)
INTRODUCTION In 2024, people living in Afghanistan are facing numerous challenges. While physical security for many citizens is better than it has been for decades, household income is lower, debt...
How energy-efficient lighting is helping Pakistan counter climate change
Sitting at the base of Islamabad’s Margalla Hills is the Raziuddin Siddiqi Memorial Library, a four-storey building packed with more than 2 million books, CDs and DVDs. Along with being one of...
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OCHA’s 2023 in Review
This was a supremely challenging year, one that truly pushed the limits of our ability to deliver aid to people whose lives were upended by crisis – from ruinous earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, to...
Humanitarian Actors in Pakistan Unite at National Dialogue Platform for Anticipatory Actions amidst Climate Challenges
Islamabad, [19th Dec,2023] — Pakistan, grappling with an array of climate-induced and geo-meteorological challenges, is taking a substantial stride toward proactive disaster management. The Pakistan...
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Global health achievements 2023: Reasons for hope
In 2023, we celebrated 75 years of the World Health Organization (WHO). It was a year to reflect on 75 years of global health achievements, while facing the multiple and complex challenges affecting...
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Briefing to the United Nations Security Council by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva (New York, 20 December 2023)
[As delivered] Mr. President, I am aware that the Security Council has already considered the situation in Afghanistan several times over the past month, including on the situation of women and on...
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Bridging localisation and climate adaptation pathways: Case studies from Asia, the Middle East and Africa, December 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The urgency of the global climate crisis cannot be understated. With the impacts of climate breakdown the population in need of humanitarian assistance is expected to increase by...