Pakistan
Current Situation
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2011 Global Peace Index ranking of 153 countries: 146 |
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Over 980,000 people internally displaced |
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As a result of the 2010 floods, more than 800,000 Pakistanis are still in need of permanent shelter and more than 1 million are in need of food assistance |
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23 per cent of the population lives under $1.25 US a day |
Pakistan remains divided by political factionalism, tribal conflict and the continuing war against insurgents. The slow pace of recovery from 2010’s devastating floods has worsened the living conditions for thousands of families from the country’s northern mountain areas to the southern plains along the Indus River. The dominance of military authority over the civilian functions of the state continues to prevail, and deep political divides, combined with a growing proliferation of weapons, has seen violence and targeted killings increase.
The continuing war on terror has seen both an increase in attacks on suspected insurgent targets by Pakistan and US forces and numerous retaliatory actions by insurgents. Both actions have had a devastating impact on civilian populations. Many parts of the country remain underdeveloped in basic education, health and livelihood infrastructure, and levels of food insecurity remain pronounced.
Act for Peace in Pakistan
In response to the catastrophic floods of July 2010, our partners in Pakistan launched an immense relief and recovery program across the northern central and southern districts of the country. Since the onset of the disaster, they have reached out to thousands of heavily impacted and highly vulnerable households though immediate lifesaving initiatives as well as longer term strategies to support the re-establishment of livelihoods. In total, our partners have assisted more than 110,000 people through food packages which include wheat, rice, pulses and cooking oil, and over 50,000 people through non-food item packages including kitchen sets, hygiene kits and household utilities. Additionally, our partners have significantly expanded their existing health clinic services in the months following the flood disaster, providing over 43,000 clinical consultations to patients through its mobile health units. Health work is currently managed through the operation of static health units in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.
Work continues in providing renewed livelihood opportunities for shattered communities, including skill building opportunities through Construction and Trade Training Centres, cash vouchers to stimulate agricultural and small business development and cash for work schemes. Underpinning all of this work has been a quality and accountability initiative to ensure a high standard of service delivery and accountability to those in need.
Click here to read about how Act for Peace has supported efforts to rebuild in Pakistan following devastating floods.
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can provide a fold out bed |
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can provide 15 mosquito mats |
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can provide three months' nutritious food for a displaced family |
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can provide weatherproof, temporary shelter for one family arriving in an internal displacement camp |
