All Discussions Tagged 'Pakistan' - iPeace.us2024-03-28T10:30:01Zhttps://ipeace.us/group/voicefropeace/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Pakistan&feed=yes&xn_auth=noVoice For Peace Launches Project For IDPs Settlementtag:ipeace.us,2009-08-06:2217368:Topic:19212622009-08-06T14:57:11.649ZMuhammad Khurshidhttps://ipeace.us/profile/MuhammadKhurshid
The Voice For Peace is going to launch a project for settlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) of tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan border.<br />
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Millions of people have been forced to leave their homes after the Pakistan Army launched an operation against the miscreants in tribal areas. The United Nations has launched a relief operation for the IDPs, but so far the UN officials have failed to reach the areas. Lives of millions of people mostly women and children are still in danger.<br />
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The Voice For Peace is going to launch a project for settlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) of tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan border.<br />
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Millions of people have been forced to leave their homes after the Pakistan Army launched an operation against the miscreants in tribal areas. The United Nations has launched a relief operation for the IDPs, but so far the UN officials have failed to reach the areas. Lives of millions of people mostly women and children are still in danger.<br />
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The Voice For Peace will provide all the facilities to the IDPs, which are required for their resettlement in their respective areas. The Voice For Peace will not accept any help from any government including Pakistan and the United States. It will accept help from any individual, but any official help will not be accepted.<br />
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The Voice For Peace will recruit both paid staff and volunteers for making the project a success. All the corrupt officials of the Pakistan administration and United Nations will asked to leave the areas as they have lost the confidence of the people. So far the UN has collected billions of dollars on the name of IDPs, but that amount never reached to the IDPs as usual it has been embezzled in the mid way. All the peace loving and honest people will be requested to support the project. The Voice For Peace will never tolerate any corruption at any stage. Women And Children As Usual Are Victim Of Violence, Acts Of Terrorismtag:ipeace.us,2009-07-07:2217368:Topic:18238902009-07-07T05:44:16.257ZMuhammad Khurshidhttps://ipeace.us/profile/MuhammadKhurshid
Women and children have been facing the brunt of violence and acts of terrorism committed by security and forces and terrorists in tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan border. The women and children have been running with tears in their eyes to save themselves. According to a rough estimate thousands of women and children either been killed or maimed during the fighting. Thousands have been living in the camps waiting for a savoir.<br />
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According to a newspaper comment, the battle for Swat is taking…
Women and children have been facing the brunt of violence and acts of terrorism committed by security and forces and terrorists in tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan border. The women and children have been running with tears in their eyes to save themselves. According to a rough estimate thousands of women and children either been killed or maimed during the fighting. Thousands have been living in the camps waiting for a savoir.<br />
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According to a newspaper comment, the battle for Swat is taking longer than expected. A month ago we were told that it was all over bar the shouting, that there were just 'pockets of resistance' and it would 'soon' be safe for the IDPs to return to their homes. Some have, but the majority have not and they remain marooned in the camps and schools and private homes. There is still no date for their return apart from a vague suggestion that it will be 'this month.' As the battle for Swat grinds on, the battle for Waziristan is slowly gathering pace and that will produce its own fresh crop of IDPs. Resources are stretched dreadfully thin, the aid agencies are struggling and running out of food and money; and the monsoon fast approaches. In the midst of all this misery life goes on – indeed new life in the form of babies is a daily occurrence for the IDP communities.<br />
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There are about 35,000 pregnant women who will give birth within the next seven months among the 3.5 million displaced. The majority of them have previously lived their lives in the seclusion of purdah. Despite multiple pregnancies and births many of them have never received medical attention during pregnancy nor given birth anywhere other than in their own homes. Giving birth in a tent is not an option anybody would choose, and pregnant women in droves are now attending the mother-and-child centres set up in the camps; paradoxically benefiting from their misfortune. Treatment is free at point of need, more babies are being delivered safely, mothers are being correctly advised about vaccination, and the M+C centres are close to their patients. This (relatively) bright spot must be balanced against health workers reporting that women are chronically depressed, fearful, experiencing difficulty with lactation, have a high incidence of urinary infections and many are malnourished. As military operations continue to deny them a return the plight of this group can only worsen, as will the pressure on the medical services that already are barely able to cope. They will eventually return to lands ravaged by war. Even more sadly, the basic services they can avail now are unlikely to be available on their return home; and women remain the eternal losers in the battles fought by men.<br />
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