Archive for June, 2006

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Quake-hit areas face massive landslide threat

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June 27, 2006

The World Conservation Union (IUCN), the World Wide Fund (WWF) and CARE International are predicting a serious environmental hazard in the earth quake- affected areas and have issued an alert bulletin highlighting the threats for the up coming monsoon season.

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Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) for Pakistan

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June 23, 2006

The Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) for Pakistan is a common service to the humanitarian community managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and operates in coordination with a number of partners including the United Nations Joint drugs online without prescription Logistics Cell (UNJLC), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO).

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Normal life returning to quake-hit areas: WHO

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June 12, 2006

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) country representative in Pakistan Dr Kahlif Mohammad Bile has said that revival of normal life has begun in the earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan and said that joint efforts of world health bodies were going on in this regard.

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Australia Contributes A$20 Million to ADB’s Pakistan Earthquake Fund

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June 5, 2006

The Government of Australia, through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), has made an A$20 million contribution to Asia Development Bank’s Pakistan Earthquake Fund (PEF).

The PEF was established in November 2005 to pool and promptly deliver emergency grant financing for projects that support immediate reconstruction, urgent rehabilitation, and other associated development activities in earthquake-affected areas in the country. ADB made an initial contribution of US$80 million to the fund.

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