UNICEF: Bringing stability to displaced families in Pakistan

Описание: JALALA CAMP, Pakistan, 22 May 2009 Since the end of April, a new army offensive against militants in north-west Pakistan has caused the displacement of more than 1.5 million people. Theyve joined the 555,000 people already displaced since October of last year and still unable to go home.

Its the largest population displacement Pakistan has seen since the country was created in 1947.

To address this emergencys impact on children and women, UNICEF and its partners are working as part of a coordinated UN response to ensure that displaced children have access to water and sanitation, immunization and education, as well as protection from abuse or exploitation.

Over 180 schools in the Swat Valley have been destroyed in the past month. To restore education to displaced childrens lives, UNICEF is assisting camp primary schools and providing school supplies for thousands of boys and girls.

Child-friendly spaces set up in the new camps also offer safe environments where children can play and receive psychosocial support. Child-protection teams monitor unaccompanied and orphaned children, and make sure that households headed by women have access to services and supplies.

UNICEF is also providing safe water, latrines and hygiene kits for children and families displaced by the fighting in north-west Pakistan.

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