PAKISTAN / HUMANITARIAN UPDATE

As 2010 comes to a close, some 20 UN humanitarian agencies working in Pakistan look back at one of the most challenging years for the people in the country. The organization reports that millions of Pakistanis still require relief assistance and full recovery of livelihoods and infrastructure. FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:51
• Production Date: 31 December 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; REFUGEES; DISPLACED PERSONS; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; DISASTER RELIEF
• Geographic Subject: PAKISTAN
• MAMS Id: U101231b

Description

STORY: PAKISTAN / HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
TRT: 1:51
SOURCE: UNHCR / WFP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: FILE

FILE – UNHCR - 10 AUGUST 2010, SUKKUR DISTRICT, SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN

1. Wide shot, aerial view from helicopter o bottles of water being dropped to stranded people
2. Zoom in, stranded people in house seen from helicopter

FILE – WFP - 15 AUGUST 2010, MINGORA, SWAT VALLEY PAKISTAN

3. Med shot, men carrying aid
4. Various shots, WFP distribution of fortified wheat flour, cooking oil and high energy biscuits to people affected by flooding

FILE – WFP - 14 AUGUST 2010, MUZZAFARGAHR, PUNJAB PAKISTAN

5. Various shots, people walking in flooded roads
6. Med shot, WFP distribution of fortified wheat flour, cooking oil and high energy biscuits to people affected by flooding

FILE – UNHCR - 18, 19 AUGUST 2010, DERA ALLAYAR, BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN

7. Various shots, aerial views of flooding
8. Tracking shot, flooded waters
9. Wide shot, people walking along roadside
10. Wide shot, woman walking along the road
11. Med shot, child looking ahead

FILE – UNHCR - 9 NOVEMBER 2010, CAMP KOROONA, NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN

12. Various shots, man building house
13. Various shots, new building being built

Storyline

As 2010 comes to a close, the United Nations (UN) humanitarian agencies look back at one of the most challenging years for the people of Pakistan. With millions of people affected by devastating floods, the country faced its biggest ever humanitarian crisis this year.

The floods, which started in July, have affected 78 districts out of a total of 141 districts in Pakistan and more than 18 million people, one-tenth of Pakistan’s population, in villages from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea. More than 1,700 people have lost their lives, and at least 1.7 million homes have been damaged or destroyed.

The UN reports that millions of Pakistanis still require relief assistance and full recovery of livelihoods and infrastructure. There are currently about 20 UN agencies working in the country and they remain committed to continue its humanitarian efforts, recovery and development programmes in line with national priorities.

The year ahead marks the start of planning for the next UN programme cycle, scheduled to begin in 2013. The organization is expected to work closely with the government and with Pakistan’s other development partners to ensure that its activities fully support the country’s development goals in areas where there is a comparative advantage.