21 December 2009
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
More than two months after the Pakistani military launched an offensive in the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, humanitarian aid organisations are only now gaining access to the estimated 430,000 people who have fled the fighting in the region. An earlier military... More >
10 December 2009
From 25 November to 10 December, the International Rescue Committee is observing the "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence". Our colleagues in Pakistan shared this story from Punjab Province:
A Pakistani woman named Mukhtar Mai made news around the world in 2002 when she... More >
14 October 2009
Over the last month world attention has focused on the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have returned to their homes in Pakistan's conflict-ridden Swat Valley. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and other aid groups are helping these people rebuild their communities and lives.... More >
16 September 2009
By Peter Biro
The IRC is repairing 20 schools that were used to house thousands of people displaced by fighting between the Taliban and Pakistan army.
Last summer, nearly 85 per cent of those displaced - over two million people - sought refuge in schools, where they could access electricity. The... More >
16 September 2009
By Peter Biro
The IRC has trained some 7,000 displaced Pakistanis in the Jalozai camp near Peshawar in fuel-efficient cooking, which has helped families free up much-needed household income. The programme has also helped protect women and children who normally spend a significant amount of time... More >
31 August 2009
The International Rescue Committee is launching a programme that will deliver lifesaving emergency relief to over 200 conflict-affected villages in northwestern Pakistan. The project is funded by the US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.
"People are returning to villages that have been... More >
20 August 2009
At least 20 people are confirmed dead in flash floods caused by monsoon rains in the districts of Mardan and Swabi in northwestern Pakistan. The Pakistani government estimates that the floods have affected up to 80,000 people, with approximately 400 homes destroyed. The floods ravaged farming... More >
7 August 2009
Even as thousands of displaced Pakistani families head home to the Swat district, thousands more are still fleeing violence elsewhere in the country's volatile northwest, according to IRC witnesses.
"Last week the IRC saw around 10,000 people fleeing continued fighting in the northwestern... More >
17 July 2009
Thousands of displaced Pakistanis who fled a military offensive against the Taliban in the North-West Frontier Province began heading home this week after the Pakistani government announced the first stage of plans to return them. But for most people, returning back home is not an... More >
26 June 2009
An assessment by the International Rescue Committee of uprooted Pakistanis living outside the camp system in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province shows many are living in "appalling" conditions.
"In my 15 years as a health care professional I’ve never seen conditions like this in... More >
