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Blog Post: Displacement figure tops 3.5 million ›

Topics: Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War
Newest figures from the Government of Pakistan figures show the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has risen to an estimated 3.584 million.

Blog Post: Staff pitch in to help more kids in Pakistan ›

Topics: Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War, Children

On Saturday, we distributed shoes, toys and coloring books to displaced children in Pakistan, bought using nearly $4,000 in staff contributions.

Blog Post: Questions for Holden Basch ›

Topics: Water/Sanitation, Emergencies, Displacement

This morning I talked with Holden Basch, who is leading our response to the Pakistan displacement crisis.

Blog Post: Updates from Pakistan ›

Topics: Displacement, Conflict & War, Children

Our team in Pakistan continues to distribute $45 vouchers for families living in schools, public buildings and makeshift camps to buy what they need.

Blog Post: Helping kids displaced in Pakistan ›

Topics: Displacement, Children

Mercy Corps has begun providing sports and social activities to 1,200 displaced school-age children in Pakistan.

Blog Post: Meeting with Obama envoy on Pakistan ›

Topics: Emergencies, Displacement

Earlier today I was among representatives of seven members of Interaction who met with President Obama's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Blog Post: Rising temperatures exacerbate displacement crisis ›

Topics: Displacement

Our team reports that the coming days will bring searing temperatures to areas heavily populated by displaced Pakistani families.

Blog Post: The human story of suffering is emerging from Pakistan... ›

Topics: Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War

The human story of suffering is slowly emerging from the stories collected from hundreds of displaced people.

Blog Post: Taking steps to help pregnant women ›

Topics: Emergencies, Displacement

We're taking steps to help some of the estimated 70,000 pregnant women who've been displaced by the current fighting in Pakistan.

Blog Post: IDP crisis worsens by the day ›

Topics: Water/Sanitation, Health, Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War

The news coming in is not good. Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) are still pouring out of parts of northern Pakistan where fighting is continuing between Taliban militants and military forces.

Pakistan Facts

  • Population (2008): 173 million
  • Size: twice as big as California
  • Human Development Index rank: 139 (out of 179)
  • Mercy Corps has worked here since 1986
  • Primary work: Combating tuberculosis with education and treatment, supporting Afghan refugees with vocational and marketing training, improving maternal and newborn health
  • Number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan: 2 million (UN Refugee Agency)
  • Literacy rate: 49.9%
  • Estimated # of new TB cases each year: 280,000+ (USAID)
  • Civilians displaced due to airstrikes: 200,000+ (WHO/UNICEF)

Program Details

Mercy Corps In Pakistan: Better health, public facilities and work opportunities revitalize communities.

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