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The long, difficult journey home in Sindh
Posted by Euan.Robinson on August 18th, 2011
Even before the floods hit, many people in Sindh did not have access to health care. Whatever clinics and medical equipment there had been was washed away by the floodwater. Rates of illnesses, including malaria and skin infections, shot up in the wake of the floods, with many people falling very sick. more »
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Fighting disease in Sindh, one year after the floods
Posted by Euan.Robinson on August 12th, 2011
During the floods last year in Pakistan, wells and other infrastructure were washed away or destroyed. The IRC has installed water tanks, hand pumps and latrines across Sindh Province to prevent the spread of disease and educates people about how to stay healthy. more »
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Pakistan: One year later, working together to recover
Posted by Euan.Robinson on August 2nd, 2011
Euan Robinson, IRC-UK policy officer, recently visited Sindh province in Pakistan, one of the regions hit the worst by last year’s floods. more »
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Return to Azakhel Camp, a year after the floods
Posted by Ned Colt on July 22nd, 2011
Take a then-and-now look at one of Pakistan's oldest and largest Afghan refugee camps. The IRC's Peter Biro captured stunning images of the camp residents during last year's monsoon floods. This year, a month ahead of monsoon season, Ned Colt visits Azakhel to see what has changed in the past 12 months. more »
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Pakistan: “It is our right to try to change our lives”
Posted by Renata Rendon on July 15th, 2011
Pakistan is now at the start of the annual monsoon season, and there are concerns as to whether the country is prepared. In late June, the United Nations reported that as many as 5 million people could be displaced by flooding this year. more »
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Muhammad: Behind the scenes with an IRC aid worker (Part ll)
Posted by Ned Colt on July 8th, 2011
I’d initially heard about Muhammad from another IRC colleague. “He’s amazing,” she said. “At the height of last year’s flooding, when everyone else was fleeing to safety, Muhammad went in the opposite direction.” more »
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Muhammad: Behind the scenes with an IRC aid worker (Part l)
Posted by Ned Colt on July 7th, 2011
If you’re ever feeling cynical about human nature, I’d like you to meet Muhammad. He’s an IRC colleague who has performed humanitarian work for more than a decade. However, unless you’re a Pakistani living near the Afghan border, you’ll have a hard time finding him! I ‘m fortunate, Muhammad is a colleague of mine, and was in the capital Islamabad recently. more »
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Pakistan’s tent city, where residents remain torn about returning home
Posted by Ned Colt on May 3rd, 2011
From my perch atop a twenty foot high clay mound, I am surrounded by a sea of dusty white. I’m looking out over the close to thirty thousand tents that comprise the Jalozai IDP Camp outside of Peshawar. For those of you unfamiliar with refugee acronyms, IDP stands for “internally displaced person.” There are an estimated seventy thousand of them at Jalozai. more »
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World Water Day: Update from Pakistan
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 22nd, 2011
In 2010 the IRC gave over 4.4 million people access to clean drinking water and sanitation. On this World Water Day, the IRC's Peter Biro provides an update on how we are addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis brought about by the worst flooding in Pakistan's history. more »
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Photo Share: Playing cricket in Pakistan
Posted by Peter.Biro on March 11th, 2011
With the Cricket World Cup 2011 in full swing, children are playing the game everywhere in Pakistan. I took this photo of a girl wielding a bat during a lunch break at one of the schools run by the IRC in the Jalozai camp near the city of Peshawar. more »
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