ICMC helps communities in Pakistan become more resilient to disasters

GENEVA, 21 October 2013 (ICMC) – As another flood reportedly took 180 lives and affected over 1.5 million people in Pakistan, ICMC launched a programme mid-August to support vulnerable women and children better prepare to resist landslides, earthquakes, and flooding.

In 2010, floods already had displaced over 11 million people in the Pakistan.Read more<

Humanitarian and Emergency Response

Pakistan is home to more than 180 million individuals, many of whom suffer from deep-rooted poverty and frequently endure the consequences of natural and man-made disasters. Working closely with local partners, local authorities, UNHCR, and other UN bodies, ICMC has been involved in coordinated response and assistance to internally displaced people (IDPs), Afghan refugees and extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIs) in Pakistan since 1998.Read more<

Children and young people in the spotlight of Disaster Risk Reduction

GENEVA, 13 October 2011- In support of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR), ICMC welcomes the global initiative to raise awareness about what can be done to reduce the exposure to disasters, and to promote the inclusion of children and young people in disaster prevention and mitigation processes.Read more<

New documentary video highlights impact of ICMC’s work with most vulnerable

In a new documentary video, community members once considered “extremely vulnerable” share personal stories of how their lives have changed as a result of support provided by ICMC and local NGO partners in Northern Pakistan.Read more<

ICMC Pakistan launches new publication on the promotion of access to services and protection for vulnerable people

ISLAMABAD, January 2010—ICMC Pakistan has released a new publication entitled Promotion of access to services and protection for vulnerable people in Northern Pakistan: A field-based review of gender approaches as part of an effort to integrate gender mainstreaming in project planning and field activities, offering a collection of good practices in addressing gender-based power imbalances between men and women in project programming.Read more<

Promotion of access to services and protection for vulnerable people in Northern Pakistan

ICMC Pakistan offers this publication of a field-based review of gender approaches as part of an effort to integrate gender mainstreaming in project planning and field activities, offering a collection of good practices in addressing gender-based power imbalances between men and women in project programming.Read more<