Ancient necropolis in Thatta becomes temporary home to 450,000 displaced people Field report by Raabya Amjad. THATTA, Pakistan, 27 September 2010 – Thatta, a town in southern Pakistan’s Sindh province, is one of the areas hardest-hit by the country’s recent floods. It is also home to the famous Makli Hills, a renowned burial place for [...]
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As flood crisis persists, UNICEF provides health and education aid in southern Pakistan
28th September 2010 | by unicef | Uncategorized | No Comments
The United Nations outlines combined strategy to ensure the survival of millions of flood affected people in Pakistan
27th September 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Pakistan Floods | No Comments
The emergency situation caused by the floods in Pakistan is far from being over and is worsening for the most vulnerable people. Three UN agencies today warned of the urgent need to quickly scale up the response in the most recently flooded areas in the south while not losing sight of working towards an early [...]
UNICEF issues a new appeal for the 10 million children affected by the flooding in Pakistan
23rd September 2010 | by unicef | Pakistan Floods | No Comments
UNICEF today issued a report on the flooding emergency in Pakistan saying that, “with over 10 million children hit by the flooding, the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is so massive that the actual scale continues to elude the imagination of the public across the world.”
See report: Children in Pakistan – Every Child’s Right – Responding [...]
Child mortality rate drops by a third since 1990
17th September 2010 | by unicef | Believe in Zero | No Comments
The latest United Nations under-5 mortality estimates were released today by UNICEF, and they show continued progress in reducing the number of children who don’t live to see their fifth birthdays.
According to these estimates, the total number of under-5 deaths decreased globally from 1990 to 2009 from 12.4 million per year to 8.1 million. The [...]
UNICEF supports emergency education for children displaced by floods in Pakistan
15th September 2010 | by unicef | Education, Pakistan Floods | No Comments
Over the past several weeks, monsoon floods in Pakistan have displaced millions and destroyed or damaged some 1.8 million homes and over 9,000 schools. The latest UN estimates place the total number of people affected at 20.5 million – including, of course, millions of vulnerable children and women. Report by Tania McBride and Anja Baron
Temporary [...]
Arbeli’s story: Finding shelter in Pakistan’s makeshift camps
10th September 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Pakistan Floods | 1 Comment
Field report by Tania McBride – Arbeli, 8, sat with the other children on a hammock bed under some shade cloths. She was watching Dr. Nasreem Khaskheli – one of three members of a UNICEF-supported mobile health team – treat patients in her temporary camp clinic.
Arbeli and her family arrived at the camp only recently [...]
Back to School stories from around the world – Sri Lanka: Dilushana’s story
10th September 2010 | by unicef | Education | No Comments
Sri Lanka: Dilushana’s story
Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka – August 2010
In a remote part of eastern Sri Lanka, the rhythmic chant of children’s lessons reverberates through one of the region’s newly re-established schools. Students here are learning the basics of reading and writing after having their education interrupted by armed conflict. Many of the students at [...]
Back to School stories from around the world – Yemen: Afra’a’s story
10th September 2010 | by unicef | Education | No Comments
Yemen: Afra’a’s story
Sa’ada, Yemen – August 2010
When you walk down the Al-Shara’a Al-A’am main road to the old town of Sa’ada, through the main gate of Bab Al-Yaman and pass by the ancient mosque of Emam Al-Hadi, you are immediately drawn into the past. The town, deeply rooted in history, used to be a beacon [...]
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