UN Aid agencies assisting hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Pakistan

United Nations, New York, 19 November 2009 - It has been nearly three weeks since the military operations in the Pakistan region of South Waziristan intensified. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that some 400,000 people have fled the area to seek safety in two neighboring districts. Of the total registered, approximately 300,000 people have fled the area since mid-October, and most of these are poor people who desperately need humanitarian assistance.
Despite the tough security situation, the humanitarian community is on the ground to assist the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons, or IDPs, to make their lives away from home as comfortable as possible.
Since 9 November, the UN Refugee Agency's implementing partner has distributed around 9,000 tents in D.I. Khan District. Most of these tents are set up in the gardens of host families, to relieve the burden on the hosts.
Also, UN agencies and their humanitarian partners have helped to register IDPs and provide monthly food rations, hygiene kits and household items, as well as provide vaccinations for children and improve community water supplies.

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http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33013&Cr=pakistan&Cr1=

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• Pakistan
• South Waziristan
• OCHA
• Displaced persons
• UN Refugee Agencys
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