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GCAP Pakistan Engages with National MDG Report

The planning Commission of Pakistan released the MDG Review Report 2010 draft on July 7th, 2010.

Pakistani Women Claim Land Rights

The government of Punjab-Pakistan has accepted the right to land for tenants and women peasants, and announced the process of preparing the papers for transfer of title deeds with in ten days. Our long march organized by AMP, WPS, AWAZ, GCAP-Pakistan's member Organizations and other CSOs on 9th of March 2010 for the right of land to tenants and women peasants in Punjab.

Pakistani Women Secure Land Rights

The government of Punjab-Pakistan has accepted the right to land for tenants and women peasants, and announced the process of preparing the papers for transfer to land ownership with in ten days. This is immediately following our long march organized by AMP, WPS, AWAZ, GCAP-Pakistan's member Organizations and other CSOs on 9th of March 2010 for the right of land to tenants and women peasants in Punjab.

Testimony of Arifa from Essa Nagri Quetta, Pakistan

My name is Arifa, I am from Essa Nagri Quetta, which is a minority Christian colony in the suburbs of Quetta. I have observed climate change in my life times, myself and I also know about it through our elders. Quetta is a mountainous area and it used to get lots of snow before, now we hardly experience snow. We now suffer from lack of rains, and the lack of rain threatens our food security and our general health conditions. The winters are shrinking and the summer is getting longer. Summers are becoming stronger with increased temperature which was not common for Quetta before.

Testimony of Ms. Sabeeha from Qambarani, District Quetta, Pakistan

My Name is Ms. Sabeeha. I am from killi Qambarani, District Quetta. We have observed changes in the climate in our routine life.

Testimony of Ms Seema, from Killi Qawasam-Mastung, Pakistan

My name is Ms. Seema. I live in Killi Qawasam Mastung. I am a teacher in the primary school. The livelihood sources of our area include both agriculture, and non farm activities. The women of the area are engage in household chores, embroidery and very few of them are in education and health related jobs.

Testimony from Karzat-District Pishin, Pakistan

The people of Karzat-District Pishin, Pakistan are small scale farmer and live in their villages. The Villages are mainly in the remote areas, with no satisfactory basic facilities of Life available .The main livelihood is Agriculture and Livestock & related activities. The Average Population of these villages is 500 people. And HH size is 9 Person. Men are major bread earners while women take care of the family affairs. They are also engaged in fetching storage of drinking water.

Testimony of Murad Khan from Northern Balochistan, Pakistan

My name is Murad Khan and I am from Zhob. I work in Ziarat district. Natural resource wise district Zhob is one of the rich areas of Balochistan. The Agriculture and livestock are major sources of income in the district. The majority of the district people were dependent on their local resources in the past. People used to rely on these natural resources for food as well as other livelihood related needs. In the British rule the forest was heavily damaged, while taxes were imposed on the livestock and agriculture of the district.

“No time for delay, procrastination or cowardice.”

COP15 opens with renewed ambition for an international legally binding climate treaty

Report on Women's Tribunal on Climate Justice in Balochistan, Pakistan

 

Climate Justice, Gender & Poverty Hearings in Pakistan

Humanitarian Organization for Poverty Eradication & Environment (HOPE), in partnership with FTF-GCAP held a “climate justice, gender & poverty “ hearing in Balochistan on 26th November 09 at Quetta Serena Balochistan. Prior to the hearing, community awareness sessions were held with seven community based organizations in different districts of the province.

Climate Justice Poverty Hearings gathering pace around the world

Climate Justice Poverty Hearings and Women's Tribunals on Climate Justice have been taking place for the last month from Peru to Ghana to the Seychelles, with more scheduled to take place in the run up to next month's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Stand Up by night in Pakistan

"our colleagues and activists were so enthusiastic they even brought their families and voiced their rights and demanded that government should fulfil promises"

Standing Up in Pakistan against the odds

A phone in programme on Stand Up and poverty attracts a flood of phone calls on poverty issues, while people on the ground come out to Stand Up and Take Action in spite of severe law and order situation and terrorist attacks.

GCAP Pakistan - Learning Brief 2009

 

Humanitarian crisis in Pakistan

According to the UNHCR, Pakistan is facing the worst kind of human crises of its 62 years history due to growing extremism and military operation in the northern region - Malakand Division. This is the biggest displacement in last 15 years (after Rwanda) in the world.

GCAP Pakistan statement on Internally Displaced People (IDPs)

According to the UNHCR, Pakistan is facing the worst kind of human crises of its 62 years history due to growing extremism and military operation in the northern region - Malakand Division. This is the biggest displacement in last 15 years (after Rwanda) in the world. Independent reports from GCAP-Pakistan Coalition Partners and others CSOs suggest that over 2.5 million people, mostly women and children, have been affected due to the military operation with the extremists. Many homes have been destroyed, so are the means of livelihood including shops, hotel industry, standing crops (including fruit orchards) devastated, livestock have been left without any care. Fortunately the Swat district is among the few districts of the Province Pakhtoonkhwa which have better literacy rate including of women. Unfortunately, however a majority of the schools particularly girls’ schools and other educational institutions have been bombed by the militants thus leaving less opportunity for the future generation to get education.

Pakistan unfurls world's longest banner on MDG demands

 

GCAP Pakistan - Events 2007

 

Making the reality (poverty) history

Under the banner of the GCAP, the first White Band Day was celebrated in Pakistan throughout the first week of July.