Pakistan
Floods Appeal
Pakistan
Floods Appeal
Floods are devastating Pakistan, leaving
millions in need of urgent help to survive.
Please donate now to help save lives.
10-year-old Suneel* and 6-year-old Nadhir* look across floodwaters in Sindh, Pakistan. Their families lost their homes in the disaster and are among those receiving aid from DEC charity Islamic Relief. Photo: Islamic Relief.
Her Majesty The Queen
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Our deepest sympathies are with the whole Royal Family.
Her Majesty’s generous support to Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeals over many years has helped people around the world in their hour of greatest need. We were honoured to receive her support to so many of our appeals.
Key facts
33 million
people affected by the floods - 1 in 7 of the population
5 TIMES
as much rainfall as the 30-year average in the worst hit areas
Devastating floods have killed over a thousand people in Pakistan and left more than 6 million in desperate need, with conditions expected to worsen as rains continue.
The floods have damaged more than a million homes, swept away entire villages, livelihoods, crops, schools and roads. People urgently need food, clean drinking water and shelter.
DEC charities are working directly or through local partners to help save lives, providing food, temporary shelter, medical aid, clean water and sanitation but more funds are urgently needed.
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£10 could provide vital hygiene supplies for two people
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£50 could provide emergency shelter for two families
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£100 could provide food for two families for a month
Appeal broadcast 1 September 2022
Yulia*, 7, a refugee from Ukraine at a hotel providing temporary accommodation in Bucharest, Romania, funded by DEC charity CAFOD. Image: George Calin/DEC
Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
Over a quarter of the population of Ukraine have fled their homes since the start of the conflict. Your donations have helped DEC charities deliver essential aid to hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, including refugees, displaced families and those who struggle to leave their homes.
Together we have been providing shelter, food, healthcare, psychological support and cash to buy essentials such as food or medicines. This vital work is ongoing as we continue to meet people’s changing needs.
Aid workers unload equipment after the earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2018. Image: Hariandi Hafid/British Red Cross
ABOUT THE DEC
The DEC brings together 15 leading aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis overseas. In these times of crisis, people in life-and-death situations need our help and our mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response.
Pooling our resources to work as one, we are pivotal in co-ordinating the UK public's response to overseas disasters. In collaboration with our Rapid Response Network of national media and corporate partners, we raise the alarm to the UK public and set up easy ways for them to donate.
And we have immediate impact, getting aid to people who need it, fast.
Since our launch in 1963
76
appeals launched for major disasters overseas
£1.7 billion
raised, saving countless lives and rebuilding communities
