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August 10, 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.
August 5, 2010

Moderator pledges Kirk support for Pakistan

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has pledged the Kirk’s support for Pakistan in wake of the devastating floods.
August 4, 2010

Church of Pakistan launches emergency relief programme

The Church of Pakistan in Peshawar has launched an emergency relief and rescue programme for those affected by recent monsoons and flooding.
August 4, 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.
August 3, 2010

Pakistan faces worst monsoon crisis in 80 years

According to UNICEF and other agencies, 3 million people have been affected and over 1,400 killed in Pakistan's worst flooding for 80 years.
June 8, 2010

Justice and remediation still awaits Bhopal victims in India

Criminal prosecutions in Bhopal have neither been timely nor effective. In the decades between arrests and prosecution, thousands of people have died from gas-related illnesses.
January 13, 2010

World churches organise help for Haitian 'quake victims

Action of Churches Together (ACT) member churches are already involved in responding to the Haiti disaster. World Council of Churches General Secretary, Olav Fykse Tveit, has expressed condolences and solidarity with the people there.
December 8, 2008

Disaster risk reduction must be a priority says charity

Money to save lives from disaster must be the priority, as climate change leads to more storms, floods and droughts, Christian relief and development agency Tearfund has said.
September 2, 2008

Christian Aid launches UK appeal for Bihar floods

The UK-based development agency Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal in response to the devastating floods in Bihar, India. More than 2.5 million people have been affected and it's feared that thousands have died.
May 6, 2008

Cyclone Nargis is a tsunami scale disaster, say agencies

Development agencies say that the final outcome of the Burmese cyclone disaster, which latest reports suggest has claimed over 23,000 lives, may be on the scale of the Asian tsunami a few years ago. They are urging a global response.