 Displaced people have begun to move further away from the conflict zone in South Waziristan
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), some 400,000 people have fled the clashes between Government forces and militants in South Waziristan to seek safety in two neighbouring districts.
Of the total registered, approximately 300,000 people have fled the area since mid-October, and most of these are poor people who desperately need humanitarian assistance.
Despite the insecurity, OCHA said humanitarian actors on the ground are working to provide the internally displaced persons (IDPs) with assistance.
Since early November, a partner agency of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has distributed around 9,000 tents in the district of Dera Ismail Khan, most of which have been set up in the gardens of host families, to relieve the burden on the hosts.
In addition, UN agencies and their partners have helped to register IDPs and provide monthly food rations, hygiene kits and household items, as well as provide vaccinations for children and improve community water supplies.
The UN has repeatedly called on all parties to the conflict to ensure the safety of unarmed civilians, especially women and children, as well as safe passage for those escaping the violence.
Source: UN News
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