Caritas ItalyICMC in Pakistan Humanitarian and Emergency ResponsePakistan is home to more than 180 million individuals, many of whom suffer from deep-rooted poverty and frequently endure the consequences of natural and man-made disasters. Working closely with local partners, local authorities, UNHCR, and other UN bodies, ICMC has been involved in coordinated response and assistance to internally displaced people (IDPs), Afghan refugees and extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIs) in Pakistan since 1998.Read more International Day for Disaster Reduction Children and young people in the spotlight of Disaster Risk ReductionGENEVA, 13 October 2011- In support of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR), ICMC welcomes the global initiative to raise awareness about what can be done to reduce the exposure to disasters, and to promote the inclusion of children and young people in disaster prevention and mitigation processes.Read more Focus on Pakistan New documentary video highlights impact of ICMC’s work with most vulnerableIn a new documentary video, community members once considered “extremely vulnerable” share personal stories of how their lives have changed as a result of support provided by ICMC and local NGO partners in Northern Pakistan.Read more ICMC Pakistan ICMC Pakistan launches new publication on the promotion of access to services and protection for vulnerable peopleISLAMABAD, January 2010—ICMC Pakistan has released a new publication entitled Promotion of access to services and protection for vulnerable people in Northern Pakistan: A field-based review of gender approaches as part of an effort to integrate gender mainstreaming in project planning and field activities, offering a collection of good practices in addressing gender-based power imbalances between men and women in project programming.Read more Field-based review of gender approaches Promotion of access to services and protection for vulnerable people in Northern PakistanICMC Pakistan offers this publication of a field-based review of gender approaches as part of an effort to integrate gender mainstreaming in project planning and field activities, offering a collection of good practices in addressing gender-based power imbalances between men and women in project programming.Read more ICMC Pakistan Achieving a sustainable source of incomeFaruq Hafeez* shares his story about how a microcredit grant received through ICMC Pakistan and the Sarhad Rural Support Programme changed his life and the well being of his family.Read more |