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ISSUE: Humanitarian Disasters - Pakistan

Disasters leave not only a humanitarian crisis in their wake; they also spark a profound moment of unity in the global community, as the world acknowledges a common goal to help those in need. Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused devastating floods, and 20 million have been displaced from their homes. The death toll continues to rise, as more rain looms in the forecast. An extraordinary amount of aid and effort is needed to help those affected by the floods.

While the need is great, so are the resources through which one can help. This page is meant to serve as a useful guide so that you too can contribute in some way in the saving and rebuilding of lives in Pakistan.

> Calls for action in Pakistan:

	UniversalGiving provides opportunities to help Pakistan's flood victims.			Support relief efforts of the Hidaya Foundation in Pakistan.
	Donate to Doctors Without Borders and help spread the word.			Help children affected by the floods with a donation to UNICEF.
	Give to MercyCorps to provide food & clean water to flood victims.			Donate to CARE, who is activating clinics in Pakistan.
	Give to Oxfam who has teams in place on the ground in Pakistan.			Text "SWAT" to 50555 to donate $10 to the UNHCR.

> Flood timeline:

10/22/10 - A Beacon of Hope from within Pakistan: A Home-school in Karachi
10/21/10 - Seven Million Remain Displaced Following Pakistan Flood
10/18/10 - Pakistan flood victims going into debt to rebuild
10/18/10 - Government Mistrust Spreads In Post-Flood Pakistan
10/14/10 - Man-made causes cited for Pakistan floods
10/13/10 - Pakistan hopes to build back better after floods
10/13/10 - Pakistan flood crisis blamed partly on deforestation
10/13/10 - Gilani, Erdogan visit flood-hit areas
10/12/10 - Aid groups concerned over U.S. branding in Pakistan
10/10/10 - Disabled suffer most in aftermath of Pakistan floods
10/9/10 - EU offers trade-tied aid to Pakistan, suspends import duties
10/8/10 - UN thanks India for Pakistan flood aid
10/7/10 - Baby born amid Pakistan floods is named after UNDP supported programme
10/6/10 - Pakistan situation still critical: UN agencies
10/5/10 - Approach of winter complicates Pakistan flood relief
10/4/10 - UN: Pakistan floods curb food aid to Afghanistan
10/1/10 - Pakistan floods give US military chance to repair its image
9/30/10 - Pakistan's president wants 'flood tax'
9/29/10 - Biggest hurdle to Pakistan flood recovery: Wealthy landowners
9/28/10 - Floods affect over 20 ml people, 2 ml houses: UN Report
9/27/10 - Aid flights evacuate Pakistan flood survivors
9/24/10 - UN demands 180 mln dollars to feed Pakistan flood victims
9/22/10 - Pakistan floods hit more than 10,000 schools: UN
9/21/10 - 100,000 more displaced by lake burst in Pakistan: UN
9/21/10 - Pakistan says floods washed away development progress
9/20/10 - Pakistani father sets himself on fire at PM's house
9/20/10 - '105,000 Kids without food in Pakistan'
9/20/10 - Pakistan welcomes additional assistance for flood victims
9/17/10 - WHO: Second wave of flood deaths in Pakistan still possible especially if cholera spreads
9/17/10 - UN seeks record two billion dollars for Pakistan disaster
9/16/10 - EU agrees trade concessions to flood-hit Pakistan
9/16/10 - Haqqani urges US for sustainable flood relief efforts in Pakistan
9/15/10 - U.S. showcases relief efforts in flood-hit Pakistan
9/13/10 - Pakistan floods: Cash grants for families on the way
9/13/10 - Commission will investigate Pakistan floods
9/12/10 - Pakistan Floods Putting Thousands of Pregnant Women at Risk
9/10/10 - Flooding deepens age-old fissures in Pakistan
9/10/10 - World Bank stresses transparency, accountability in Pak flood aid utilization
9/10/10 - Rain hinders rescue efforts in Pakistan's south
9/09/10 - Pakistan flood emergency far from over

9/09/10 - US vows to shore up int’l support for flood-hit Pakistan
9/09/10 - Pakistan’s economy hit by floods
9/08/10 - Pakistan's floods: a window of opportunity for insurgents?
9/08/10 - Pakistani volunteers step up to support flood response
9/08/10 - Ten million without shelter in Pakistan floods: UN
9/07/10 - Pakistan floods: Oxfam calls for debt cancellation to aid recovery
9/04/10 - How Pakistan's Floods Have Made Women Too Visible

9/03/10 - Flood victims' protests hamper Pakistan aid efforts
9/03/10 - Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods
9/02/10 - UN fears some of Pakistan's flood victims moving toward Iran
9/02/10 - Wheat crops ravaged by Pakistani floods
9/01/10 - Pakistan militants kill 35 despite floods
9/01/10 - Emergency Aid Shifts to Pakistan's Flooded South
9/01/10 - World Bank boosts Pakistan flood support to $1 bln
9/01/10 - Northern Pakistan Slow To Recover From Floods
9/01/10 - U.S. launches job program as giving slows for Pakistan flood relief
8/31/10 - Taliban tap Pakistan flood misery to enlist 50,000 men
8/31/10 - Pakistan's flood victims frustrated with medical care
8/30/10 - Floodwaters in south Pakistan 'begin to recede'
8/30/10 - U.S. launches women's rights program in Pakistan
8/29/10 - US's flood aid 'not enough' to win over Pakistan
8/28/10 - UN fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten town
8/27/10 - Fresh Pakistan floods displace 1 mln more people
8/26/10 - UN to continue Pakistan flood aid efforts despite Taliban threat
8/26/10 - Evacuations ordered in Pakistan
8/25/10 - UN says 800,000 people cut off by Pakistan floods
8/25/10 - UN agency makes unusual Pakistan aid appeal
8/24/10 - Pakistan facing 'serious' threat of epidemic disease
8/23/10 - Bomb Attacks Kill 36 in Flood-Weary Pakistan
8/23/10 - Pakistan's Floods Reach Southern Province Of Sindh
8/23/10 - In Pakistan, Flood Aid Becomes Tool Of Militants
8/20/10 - Flood Victims Flag Down Vehicles on Pakistan Highway to Beg for Sustenance
8/20/10 - Flood Disaster May Require Largest Aid Effort in Modern History
8/19/10 - Pakistan floods: How new networks of Pakistanis are mobilizing to help
8/19/10 - Pakistan Receives More Flood Aid, but Need Grows
8/18/10 - Insurgents, police clash amid Pakistan flooding
8/18/10 - Pakistan floods: residents brace for a second wave of problems
8/17/10 - Pakistan's Floods Threaten the Economy and the President
8/16/10 - Water-borne disease hits Pakistan after severe flooding
8/16/10 - Pakistanis block highways to protest slow flood aid
8/16/10 - Pakistan flood crisis grows
8/14/10 - Disease Threatens Pakistan Flood Victims
8/13/10 - President Asif Ali Zardari visits Pakistan flood zone
8/12/10 - UN Seeks $460 Million in Pakistan Flood Aid as Rains Forecast
8/12/10 - Pakistan floods: Disease threat
8/12/10 - Pakistan floods strand the poor while rich go to higher ground
8/11/10 - UNICEF: 6 million children affected by the floods in Pakistan
8/11/10 - Pakistan: MSF Increases Distributions in Flooded Areas as Worrying Gaps Remain
8/11/10 - Pakistan Enormous Suffering Being Overlooked
8/10/10 - Displaced by floods now reaching southern Pakistan, families seek shelter and relief
8/10/10 - US rescues 1,000 people from Pakistan floods: WHouse
8/09/10 - Rains worsen Pakistan flood misery
8/09/10 - Cotton Futures Rise as Pakistan Flood Curbs Output; Orange Juice Advances
8/09/10 - Flood-affected women and children in north-western Pakistan urgently need aid
8/08/10 - Monsoon rains threaten to worsen Pakistan's flood crisis
8/06/10 - Zardari's trip to Europe fuels resentment as Pakistan reels from deadly floods
8/06/10 - Pakistan floods 'hit 14m people'
8/06/10 - Half a million evacuated from Pakistan floods
8/05/10 - UN Estimates More Than 4 Million People Affected By Pakistan Floods
8/04/10 - Zardari criticised over trip to UK
8/03/10 - Pakistan floods: 'No one was prepared for this. People are angry and afraid'
8/02/10 - Anger over Pakistan flood response
8/02/10 - Pakistan floods: Rescue effort under way but 27,000 still stranded
8/02/10 - UN chief "deeply saddened" by great losses in deadly Pakistan floods
8/02/10 - Pakistan floods 'may strengthen Taliban'
8/02/10 - UN rushing food to victims of deadly Pakistan floods

> FEATURED VIDEO

Pakistan: A Slow-Motion Tsunami

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 20, 2010) Pakistan's flood crisis may require the largest aid effort in modern history. Yet, flood aid has been too slow and too little. Is donor fatigue to blame? And, will governments answer the plea?

> FEATURED ARTICLE

Why Western donors are snubbing Pakistan after giving to Haiti

The Globe and Mail, August 16, 2010 - "The big question is why international funds have been so slow to come for the ongoing crisis in Pakistan, which has left at least 1,600 dead, displaced millions and threatened the volatile country’s economic stability..."

> Pakistan updates from Link TV:

Mosaic: World News From the Middle East:

9/01/10 - 8 million Pakistanis still stranded
8/30/10 - Muslim staes pledge $1 billion to Pakistan
8/26/10 - Pakistani Taliban may attack relief workers
8/25/10 - UN says 800,000 people cut off by floods
8/23/10 - UN: Pakistan's humanitarian crisis critical
8/19/10 - UAE steps up relief operations

Al Jazeera English World News:

8/25/10 - Pakistan Floods Strand 800,000
8/24/10 - Floods Continue to Affect Pakistan
8/19/10 - As Many as 8M in Need of Urgent Aid
8/18/10 - Anger Rises in Pakistan Over Lack of Aid
8/17/10 - The World Bank to Lend Pakistan $900M
8/16/10 - Flood Victims Await Aid in Pakistan

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