Conflict in the Middle East has devastated lives, and DEC charities and their local partners are continuing to provide lifesaving support to people in Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank and Syria, as they have been throughout the crisis.

The devastating floods that hit Pakistan last summer swept away homes, destroyed livelihoods and left remote communities cut off from essential services. One of the less visible, but no less important, impacts of the floods was on people’s health and access to healthcare.