Operational Summary:
The International Rescue Committee is responding to the flooding that has left millions in need of emergency assistance in Pakistan by focusing efforts in the districts of Charsadda, Lower Dir, Noweshera, and Swat. The IRC is working to provide immediate relief through water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions which will focus on reducing and preventing the incidence of water and sanitation related diseases through the provision of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation coverage and hygiene promotion activities. In addition, IRC is providing shelter and distributing emergency non-food items (NFI) to those who have fled the rising waters.