Nearly a million people have been forced to leave their homes in North Waziristan, a region of northeast Pakistan, since June 14. The IRC is responding to immediate needs, providing people with shelter to escape the sun, wind and rain, as well as supplying clean water and toilets to prevent illness.
Nearly a million people have been forced to leave their homes in North Waziristan, a region of northeast Pakistan, since June 14. More than 95,000 have fled to the Afghan province of Khost and another 17,000 to neighboring Paktika province. Many of these refugees lack clean water and shelter, according to recent assessments by the International Rescue Committee. Because the IRC has worked in Khost since 1993, we have been able to access districts that even the United Nations can’t reach.