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16 Aug 2010

British aid agencies continue to appeal for Pakistan

The Disasters Emergency Committee has announced today that their appeal for people affected by the Pakistan floods has raised £15 million.
13 Aug 2010

Six million children at risk in flood ravaged Pakistan

An estimated six million children are at risk of malnutrition, diarrhoea and pneumonia as unprecedented super-floods inundate Pakistan.
13 Aug 2010

The enormity of Pakistan's plight

Right now, as you read this, the Disasters and Emergencies Committee (DEC) estimates that six million children are at risk of fatal disease and malnutrition in Pakistan
10 Aug 2010

Aid coalition continues huge relief effort in Pakistan

The Disasters Emergency Committee in the UK says aid from its members has now reached over 500,000 survivors after the worst floods in Pakistan’s history.
7 Aug 2010

Big response to DEC appeal, despite hard times

The DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal reached £2.5 million within 12 hours of the first television appeals being broadcast on 6 August.
6 Aug 2010

Christian Aid pushes ahead with Pakistan relief effort

Christian Aid is channelling money through its global network to provide food, shelter and medical assistance to those hit by the floods in Pakistan.
5 Aug 2010

DEC appeals broadcast in UK as aid is delivered in Pakistan

The Disasters Emergency Committee has announced details of the radio and television broadcasts to run today appealing for donations to help Pakistan.
4 Aug 2010

DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal to be launched across Britain

The Disasters Emergency Committee has publicly announced the launch of the ‘DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal’ following the monsoon catastrophe.
9 Jul 2010

British public support Haiti quake victims six months on

Nearly six months after 12 January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Disasters Emergency Committee has announced that it has raised £101m and funded emergency assistance to 1.2m people.
4 Feb 2010

Learn tsunami lessons in Haiti reconstruction, say aid agencies

Lessons learnt after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami show that the international community must not rush into a quick-fix rebuilding of permanent homes, schools and other buildings

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