Karachi, November 22, 2010 IUCN Pakistan under its Balochistan Partnerships for Sustainable Development Programme inaugurated a 4-Day workshop titled: “Finalization of Strategic Plan for Conservation of Marine Turtles in Pakistan” at a local hotel in Karachi. Continue reading “Strategic Plan for Conservation of Marine Turtles in Pakistan”
Participation of Shirkat Gah in a Meeting with the President of Pakistan
Venue: President House, Islamabad
Date and time: September 29th, 4.00- 6.00 p.m.
Participants: 60 Organizations (including Shirkat Gah – Women’s Resource Centre), Women Ministers, Women Parliamentarians and Bureaucrats participated.
Subject: Roundtable meeting of prominent women, and a few men (Ministers etc.) who were working or were related to the flood response.
Objective: To discuss and evolve a comprehensive strategy for the rehabilitation of flood affectees in general and women and children in particular.
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Pakistan National Committee of IUCN Flood Relief Activities
PAKISTAN FLOODS
On July 29, 2010 torrential rains in the northern areas of Pakistan caused a large scale flooding which wiped hundreds of villages from the surface. It is estimated that around 2000 people have died and over a million homes have been destroyed.
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