Khyber IDPs struggling to survive

DAILY TIMES

Save the Children, on Wednesday, said that the internally displaced families of Khyber Agency were struggling to survive as they continued to live in cramped conditions with very little food to go around. Islamabad Save the Children Emergency Response and Recovery Program (ERRP) Media and Communication Coordinator Muhammad Farouk said that the humanitarian needs of the IDP population were increasing. He said that the access to basic services and facilities was challenging for many vulnerable families who had been displaced. Local authorities have requested support from the humanitarian community to assist in meeting the unmet needs, he added. “The recent food shortages have resulted in World Food Programme (WFP) announcing that food baskets given out as part of their food distribution initiatives will decrease,” he added.