Pakistan remains one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world.
Regional instability, climate change, and widespread poverty have only contributed to a rising number of humanitarian emergencies in Pakistan. Many struggle to meet their basic needs, including adequate food, sanitation, and healthcare.
Coupled with catastrophic flooding in the summer of 2022 — which impacted 33 million people across the country — Pakistan is reeling from devastating shocks to both its infrastructure and economy in the aftermath.
Thanks to EU humanitarian funding, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the most pressing needs on the ground.
With a particular focus on the most affected, such as women, girls, and children, the IRC, together with the Medical Emergency Resilience Foundation (MERF) and the EU, has been running humanitarian programmes aimed at covering their basic needs.
This includes providing safe and meaningful access to integrated protection, health, nutrition, education, and water, sanitation and hygiene services, in the country’s northwest.
To respond to the most pressing health needs, IRC is prioritising healthcare system strengthening and responding to food insecurity.
Through pictures, get a glimpse of the work we have done in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.