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Pakistan crisis - full coverage
22 May 2009 17:05:00 GMT
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A Pakistani army offensive against the Taliban in Swat Valley in North West Frontier Province has sparked a mass civilian exodus from the former tourist region, raising fears of a protracted humanitarian crisis. Below you'll find key background, analysis and blogs from the field.

FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS FROM ALERTNET AND REUTERS

Aid agencies prepare for growing emergency as conflict widens

Wounded civilians dying as they flee conflict - MSF

MEDIAWATCH: Aid agencies and government under fire

Pakistanis recount trauma of living in Swat combat zone

INTERVIEW-UN mulls asking Pakistan to pause fighting to aid trapped civilians

Q&A with head of the UN emergencies office in Pakistan

VIDEO: Health fears for Pakistan's refugees

Cultural obstacles exacerbate plight of displaced

Hosts of war-displaced need support - aid groups

FACTS AND BACKGROUND

CRISIS BRIEFING: Pakistan violence

Q+A-After Swat, will Waziristan be next for Pakistan army?

SCENARIOS-What outcome for battle in Swat?

Q+A-Who are the Pakistani Taliban insurgents?

U.N. seeks $543 million for displaced Pakistanis

FACTBOX-Pakistan's allies promise $224 mln for displaced

BLOGS AND ANALYSIS FROM AID AGENCIES AND THINKTANKS

Pakistan's generous hosts on the brink - World Vision

Host families' kindness an example to us all - CARE

Pakistan's IDP Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities - International Crisis Group

Newly displaced civilians report grim conditions in Swat Valley - UNHCR

A displaced girl talks about her home and the future - Church World Service

Conflict in Pakistan: One girl's story - Elli Xenou, Caritas

Families struggle with burden of displaced people - Niyaz Muhammad, Islamic Relief

Stories of misery, sorrow and grief - Zahoor Ahmed, Saibaan Development Organisation, a local partner of CARE International




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Emergencies

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NGO latest

•  Pakistan: ICRC returns to Swat and expands assistance in conflict-affected areas
ICRC - Switzerland

•  Oregon aid agency airlifts lifesaving medicines to displaced people in Pakistan, poor families in Moldova
Medical Teams International - USA

•  As Millions Flee Conflicts, Women's Refugee Commission Urges New Focus on Livelihoods for the Displaced
Women's Commission - USA

•  A place to lay their heads: housing displaced Pakistani families
CARE International - UK

•  A place to lay their heads: housing displaced Pakistani families
CARE International - UK

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Latest news

•  Update on Pakistan displacement

•  Bomb kills around 40 at mosque in NW Pakistan

•  Bomb kills around 40 at mosque in NW Pakistan

•  Pakistan army chief says tide turned in Swat

•  PAKISTAN: Raising awareness on water conservation

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