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April 21, 2018

UN agency warns of effect of pre-monsoon rains on Rohingya refugees

The arrival of pre-monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh have exposed alarming level of risks for Rohingya refugees, say United Nations humanitarian agencies.
October 27, 2013

Church agencies assist Cambodians after floods and monsoon

A month of monsoon rains and flash floods in Cambodia has claimed 168 lives and left over a hundred thousand people homeless, says Christian Aid.
July 5, 2012

Christian Aid release funds as monsoon rains sweep through Bangladesh

Monsoon rains in Bangladesh have caused flash floods and landslides. There are an estimated 121 fatalities and one million people are marooned.
October 29, 2010

Millions of lives at risk in Pakistan, warns Oxfam

International development agency Oxfam says funds for the United Nations Pakistan disaster appeal are drying up and threatening millions of lives.
October 26, 2010

Cholera hits Pakistan three months after the floods began

Three months after floods began in Pakistan, aid agencies are concerned that 99 cases of cholera across the country have now been publicly confirmed.
September 29, 2010

British Asian evangelicals push for Pakistan debt cancellation

Evangelical Christians from South Asia living in Britain are pushing to have Pakistan’s crippling international debts cancelled.
September 9, 2010

British appeal for Pakistan continues to offer flood hope

The DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal has now reached £47 million, Disasters Emergency Committee chief Brendan Paddy has announced.
September 7, 2010

Women and children hit worst by Pakistan floods

Of the 20 million people affected by the floods in Pakistan, some 85 per cent are women and children, and around 500,000 are pregnant women.
August 26, 2010

UK corporate donors encouraged to support Pakistan appeal

The Disasters Emergency Committee in the UK is encouraging corporate donations as part of its drive to raise money for flood-stricken Pakistan.
August 23, 2010

Pakistan appeal giving in Britain is the most sustained ever

The Disasters Emergency Committee says that for the first time in 45 years it has seen donations rise during the second week of an appeal.