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Exodus continues in Pakistan's Swat valley - 01 June 09
The Pakistan military has given its assurance that the main Swat valley city of Mingora is safe, following a month-long offensive that forced some three million people to flee their homes. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Sikhs fleeing Swat struggle to find shelter - 30 May 09
The military offensive in northwest Pakistan has driven more than two million people from their homes. Most have found shelter in camps or the homes of friends and families. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Discrimination, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Heat Wave Ordeal for Pakistan's Displaced - 25 May
For the thousands of displaced civilians who have escaped the fighting in Pakistan's Swat Valley, the coming summer months are unlikely to ease their suffering. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Nightmare of War Grips Pakistan's Children - 24 May 09
Children fleeing fighting in the northwest of Pakistan are being traumatized by the horrors of war, health workers say. ...
Regions: Pakistan
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees, Violence
Sri Lankan ambassador: 'No aid workers in the conflict zone' - 21 May 09
The Red Cross and the United Nations are demanding unrestricted access to refugee camps near the former war zone in Sri Lanka. ...
Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Darfur: Broken Promises
More than a year ago, the United Nations mandated a peacekeeping force for the violence-torn Darfur region of Sudan....
Regions: Sudan
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees, War crimes
Pakistan's displaced struggle to find shelter - 20 May 09
Fighting between government forces and Taliban have forced two millions of Pakistanis to flee their homes. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Taliban retain control in parts of Swat valley - 15 May 09
Thousands of residents have been fleeing Mingora, a city in Pakistan's Swat valley controlled by the Taliban, after the government lifted a curfew. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Pakistan refugees facing 'humanitarian crisis' - 15 May 09
The United Nations says that more than 800,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Pakistan over the last two weeks amid fighting between the military and Taliban forces. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Fears grow for Tamil war zone doctors - 20 May 09
Three Sri Lankan physicians hailed as heroes for providing the only form of medical care inside the war zone have been detained....