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            Tackling malnutrition in the desert: a photo story from Pakistan

            Raishma, Kawi, Niymat from Ropubheel village, Umerkot district, Pakistan. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
            Raishma, Kawi, Niymat from Ropubheel village, Umerkot district, Pakistan. Photo: Concern Worldwide.
            News5 April 2018Clare Ahern

            In the second of our two-part series from Pakistan's Thar Desert, we focus on the nutrition component of our integrated programme which is tackling the devastating effects of recurrent drought in the region. Supported by ECHO, the European Commission's humanitarian aid department, we're working with partners to treat women and children suffering from malnutrition. 

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            Dry food ration items are distributed to flood affected community members in Pakistan
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            21 August 2025

            Devastating cloud bursts in Pakistan: Concern’s response to monsoon flood

            Concern is supporting communities in Pakistan in the wake of cloudbursts, flashfloods and landslides. 
            People going to their village to check the situation and to take out the things. Location near Sanjar Chang town in Sindh. Photo: Emmanuel Guddo/Concern Worldwide
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            31 August 2022

            The Pakistan floods: 5 ways you can help

            One third of Pakistan is underwater due to extreme flooding. One in seven of the country’s population has been affected. That is, 33 million people. Want to help? This is how.
            Pakistani people living outdoors due to flooding
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            30 August 2022

            The Pakistan floods, explained: 5 things you need to know

            The worst floods in over a century have hit Pakistan during this summer’s monsoon season. Here’s what you need to know, beyond the headlines.
            People gather with jerrycans and other containers to collect water from a tanker cistern in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

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