The fact that around 34 percent of Sindh’s flooded areas are still inundated suggests a high level of food insecurity in the province, the World Food Programme (WFP) said in its recently published Situation Report.
“The recent multi-sector cluster assessment shows that 34 percent of the flooded areas of Sindh are still under water. The assessment confirms high levels of food insecurity in the province,” the WFP said in its situation report. The report was released on Thursday.
The WFP said the situation heightened food insecurity in Sindh where rates of Global Acute Malnutrition were 17.3 percent even before the floods.
According to the WFP, the results from the National Nutrition Survey, 2011, also show that situation has not improved and Sindh still remains the most food deprived province of the country, with food insecurity at 72 percent and malnutrition as high as 23 percent.
The report also added that the WFP had reached over 1.4 million people in November. The WFP said that 50 percent of the funding was encouraging and that it would hopefully get more funds in the coming days.
The United States, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Switzerland provided assistance to the WFP for the flood victims in Pakistan.
Sadly no one has given any comments here. With an aching heart and a distressed mind I appeal to every one to please look at this women. She most definitely does not deserve this. Each wrinkle on her face is a tale of broken promise and the misery in her eyes is for the 'forlorn hope' that was once promised not to be her destiny.
Is there any one to wipe her tears?
Sadly no one has given any comments here. With an aching heart and a distressed mind I appeal to every one to please look at this woman. She most definitely does not deserve this. Each wrinkle on her face is a tale of broken promise and the misery in her eyes is for the 'forlorn hope' that was once promised not to be her destiny.
Is there any one to wipe her tears?
Look not to our leaders; they do not know the pangs of hunger, the humilation of being poor and miasma of poverty. They will shed tears alright, but faked and feigned ones….real crocodile tears.
What is the sense of beating the drums of war and brandishing swords of jihad, when millions beg for some relief from the disaster inflicted upon them by Nature? Where are the leaders, the warmongers, the flag and effigy burners? The first and foremost responsibility of the State and its well off citizens is to take care of these poor, helpless and starving people. There is no ghairat as long as scenes like this persist in the country.
Thank you Chimera, at least some one raised his voice.
I am sure there are people who will feel the same but have chosen to remain quiet. I was one of them but then decided to speak and that was only a few months ago.
In order to change the living standards of our people a very strong political will is required and I pray to Allah Subhan o tala that we get sensible leadership ready to work with Pakistanis.
AMEEN
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