PAKISTAN: Flood relief strives to eliminate waterborne disease threatCat Fitzpatrick
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he is flying to Pakistan on Wednesday to express solidarity with its people and “to appeal for the massive support of the international community to the Pakistanis, in this hour of need after the devastating floods that we are witn...
"The flood alert was issued in order to avoid the loss of lives and properties as India did not communicate the release of water to Pakistan," Director General of the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority Khurram Shahzad said. According to a water-distribution agreement between the two ...
Farah Naureen, the director for Pakistan at international aid agency Mercy Corps, said waterborne diseases were increasing at a faster pace among displaced people in flood-hit areas. In a statement, she said other than infectious diseases, the health of women was of particular importance. "Around...
Jean-Maurice Ripert, U.N. special envoy for Pakistan assistance, told the AP after the meeting that members of the 'friends' group are insisting that Pakistan take a leadership role in its own recovery and "make a certain number of decisions in terms of governance, accountability" ...
“Even today, emissions are rising as people die in floods and famines. This is insanity. This is collective suicide," he said. “From Pakistan, I am issuing a global appeal: Stop the madness; end the war with nature; invest in renewable energy now.” ...
It is nearly five months since floodwaters swept away Muhammad Fazal’s general store in southern Pakistan. Today, he is rebuilding his shop on taller, sturdier foundations - hopeful he will be better prepared the next time floods hit his village. ...
Whilst the flooding is extensiveand has resulted in anestimated 1,200 lives lost,this is nothing new for Pakistan.[bold, links added] The last major flood event was as recent as 2010 when 1,600 lives were lost. There have been 21 major events since 1950, claiming an estimated 9,000 tot...
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Spokesman of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Faisal said on Thursday that non-provision of river-water release data by India has caused a flood situation in Pakistan. Talking to Xinhua here, Faisal said that the agreement signed in 1989 bounds ...
“Even today, emissions are rising as people die in floods and famines. This is insanity. This is collective suicide,” he said. “From Pakistan, I am issuing a global appeal: Stop the madness; end the war with nature; invest in renewable energy now.” So far, U.N. agencies and se...