Pakistan: ICRC and Red Crescent help people displaced by violence in North-West Frontier Province

26-10-2009 Photo Collection

As thousands flee fighting in the south of Waziristan, the ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent continue to help people displaced in the north of the country over the last six months. A large percentage have been able to go home, but violence is continuing, and is still forcing many to remain in camps in North-West Frontier Province.

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As thousands flee fighting in the south of Waziristan, the ICRC continues to help people displaced in the north of the country over the last six months. Since July, a large percentage of those who were displaced have been able to go home – although life is still difficult – and several camps have closed. But violence is continuing, and is still forcing many to remain in camps at various locations in North-West Frontier Province. The ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society are distributing food, drinking water and other emergency aid to people in the camps. At the same time, the two organizations are ensuring that displaced people can maintain as normal a daily life as possible. Our photos show examples from the districts of Dir and Buner.

Khungi Sha Camp (Dir). A little girl who was displaced along with her family.

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