World Bank Raises Pakistan Floods Support to US$1 Billion
The money will come from the Bank’s fund for the poorest countries, the International Development Association (IDA), which means that the loans are concessional and carry no interest payments.

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Pakistan: ICRC steps up assistance for flood victims
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Switzerland Geneva/Islamabad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a budget extension appeal for 77 million Swiss francs (approximately 76 million US dollars, or 59 million euros) to boost the assistance it is providing in cooperation with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society for victims of the floods in Pakistan

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IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan
IMF and World Bank step up aid to flood-hit Pakistan to help it cope with its worst-ever humanitarian disaster.

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Pakistan: ICRC commits 77 million Swiss francs in addition to its yearly budget to help flood victims
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Switzerland According to Jacques de Maio, the ICRC’s head of operations for Pakistan: “The magnitude of the humanitarian catastrophe is just staggering.

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Reaching out to flood victims
It’s a natural disaster of monolithic proportions, affecting more than 20 million people. More than 8.6 million children have now been affected – more than the Tsunami, the Kashmir earthquake and the Haiti earthquake combined.

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