CPD Extras: Floods in Pakistan & Aid Diplomacy

Pakistan has been submerged by the worst flooding in the country‘s history and an estimated 1/5th of the country remain underwater. The United Nations has appealed for nearly $460 million in emergency aid for victims as an estimated 20 million people have been affected-with 2,000 killed and millions left homeless. The natural disaster has led to much international discussion about humanitarian relief and aid diplomacy. The following is an aggregation of PDiN stories related to the floods in Pakistan and aid diplomacy:

FLOOD DISASTER CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONS
Foreign Policy (blog)

U.S. INCREASES AID TO PAKISTAN, WARY OF FLOOD FALLOUT
Reuters

ISLAMIC CHARITIES LEAD IN PAKISTAN AID BATTLE
AFP

U.S. MARINES ARRIVE TO HELP PAKISTAN FLOOD SURVIVORS
The Associated Press

PAKISTAN FLOODS: AN EMERGENCY FOR THE WEST
The Daily Telegraph

HOPE AMID PAKISTAN‘S TRAGEDY
The Washington Post

INDIA STILL DEBATING WHETHER TO SEND AID TO PAKISTAN
The Times of India

PAKISTAN ACCEPTS FLOOD AID MONEY FROM RIVAL INDIA
The Christian Science Monitor

4 REASONS WHY AMERICANS AREN‘T GIVING FOR PAKISTAN FLOOD RELIEF
The Atlantic

FLOOD AID FOR PAK PEOPLE, NOT POLITICS
Deccan Chronicle

UK PUBLIC: SHAMING WORLD POLITICIANS‘ OVER PAKISTAN AID
BBC News