sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Relief assistance will be needed in severely affected districts of Sindh province in the months to come. Over 7.27 million people remain affected. Nearly half of the affected population is from four districts: Dadu, Thatta, Jacocobad, and Qambar Shadadkot. Water is receding from parts of the province but large areas, mostly in Dadu and Jamshoro districts, are expected to remain under water for up to six months. In these areas, prolonged relief assistance will be required.
Planned food distributions in the next months are facing shortfalls which may necessitate the provision of reduced food rations if additional funding is not forthcoming. The initial flood impact assessment suggests that 10 million people are in need of immediate food assistance across the country.
Key priorities include continued delivery of food in flood-affected areas, the introduction of unconditional cash transfers and scaling up of early recovery activities such as food for work. Overall funding response to Sindh province continues to be disproportionately low compared to the needs.
More >> Pakistan Humanitarian Bulletin - Issue 4
Planned food distributions in the next months are facing shortfalls which may necessitate the provision of reduced food rations if additional funding is not forthcoming. The initial flood impact assessment suggests that 10 million people are in need of immediate food assistance across the country.
Key priorities include continued delivery of food in flood-affected areas, the introduction of unconditional cash transfers and scaling up of early recovery activities such as food for work. Overall funding response to Sindh province continues to be disproportionately low compared to the needs.
More >> Pakistan Humanitarian Bulletin - Issue 4