Ready or not: Pakistan's resilience to disasters one year on from the floods
The floods that hit Pakistan in 2010 were the worst in the country’s history. The humanitarian response achieved remarkable successes in minimising the immediate loss of life and providing relief to...
View ArticlePakistan Floods Progress Report July 2011
The worst floods in living memory hit Pakistan in 2010, inundating about one-fifth of the country, destroying 1.6 million homes and affecting 20 million people. One year on, Oxfam has provided support...
View ArticleOxfam responds as fresh flooding in Pakistan affects over 5 million
Escaping the flooding: a man carries his livestock on a donkey cart in Shahdadpur, Sanghar district in Pakistan.International aid agency Oxfam is mounting an emergency response to get aid to those...
View ArticleSluggish donor response to Pakistan floods is another disaster in the making
Oxfam supplies clean drinking water to people displaced by fthe latest flooding in Sindh, Pakistan. Oxfam has expressed alarm over the floods in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, as only US$1.30 has...
View ArticleStepping up aid is critical for saving lives and futures in Pakistan
Islamabad – The gains made and the lives saved through flood-relief activities in Pakistan are in jeopardy as critical emergency-response supplies run low, the international aid agency, Oxfam, said...
View ArticlePakistan's forgotten emergency
Three months after widespread flooding that has affected over 5 million people in southern Pakistan, a critical shortage of funding and broad international disinterest has left millions of people at...
View ArticlePakistan floods emergency: Lessons from a continuing crisis
The floods that began in August 2011 and swept across the province of Sindh and parts of neighbouring Balochistan resulted in one of the most destructive disasters that Pakistan has experienced. Six...
View ArticleMillions of Pakistanis struggle to survive as floods crisis continues
Islamabad: Six months after floods devastated Sindh and parts of Balochistan province, millions of Pakistanis still need help to survive, international and national aid agencies warned today. The...
View ArticlePakistan families at risk in monsoon: inadequate resources to cope with...
Islamabad: Lack of funds and limited relief stocks will severely hamper the Pakistan government’s and aid agencies’ ability to respond to further flooding this monsoon season, a consortium of...
View ArticlePakistan floods six months on
Families need help to rebuild lives in long and invisible crisis Hundreds of thousands of people affected by Pakistan’s 2012 floods disaster still need urgent help both to meet their immediate needs...
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