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    37% of Pakistan's population hit by poverty after deadly floods

    04 Sep 2022

    Unemployment has gone up significantly but the government has decided to share any number after holding consultations with relevant stakeholders. The unemployment rate stood at six per cent before the recent severe floods.

    47,000 pregnant women in flood-hit shelter camps in Sindh province, says health minister

    04 Sep 2022

    Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho said over 100,000 skin-related, 101 snake bites and 500 dog bites have been reported so far among flood affectees. She said other cases, including respiratory diseases, were on the rise in Sindh.

    Flood-hit Pakistan needs ‘massive’ financial support for relief and rehabilitation: UN chief

    09 Sep 2022

    Guterres said he hoped his visit would galvanise international help, noting Pakistan had always shown generosity towards others, hosting millions of refugees for decades from neighbouring Afghanistan at enormous cost.

    Pregnant women caught in Pakistan floods desperate for medical aid

    05 Sep 2022

    "I need a doctor or a midwife. What if something happens to my child?" Fahmidah told AFP. Like Fahmidah, five-months pregnant Saira Bibi is desperate for a doctor — she has been experiencing shooting pain along the side of her belly.

    Villagers brave snakes and hunger to save land in flooded Pakistan

    01 Sep 2022

    "We have buffaloes, cows and goats... if we leave the cattle behind they would be stolen," said Shah Mohammad, 35. Mohammad and others were scrambling to find food not just for themselves, but for their animals too.

    Emirates offers free cargo for NGOs sending aid to flood-hit Pakistan

    02 Sep 2022

    Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid have directed urgent aid to Pakistan, mobilising people and businesses across the UAE, and said we’re ready to play our part.

    Many more children may die in Pakistan after floods, says Unicef

    02 Sep 2022

    “There is now a high risk of water-borne, deadly diseases spreading rapidly — diarrhoea, cholera, dengue, malaria,” Unicef Pakistan Representative Abdullah Fadil told a Geneva press briefing. “

    Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33m affected by flooding as 57 more deaths reported

    03 Sep 2022

    "The scale of devastation is massive and requires an immense humanitarian response for 33m people. For this I appeal to my fellow Pakistanis, Pakistan expatriates and the international community to help Pakistan in this hour of need,” minister said.

    'We've gone back 50 years:' Pakistan farmers count flood damage

    03 Sep 2022

    Unless flooded farmlands can be drained, farmers like Bhanbro will not be able to plant a winter wheat crop — vital for the country's food security. "We have one month. If water is not discharged in that period, there will be no wheat."

    Over 140 disasters hit 64m people, loss stands at $57b in Asia-Pacific region last year: Report

    26 Jul 2023

    According to a new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in 2022 alone, over 140 disasters struck the region, leading to over 7,500 deaths.

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