Addressing Pakistan's New IDP Crisis
VIEW EVENT DETAILSA Conversation with
Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
George Rupp, President, International Rescue Committee
Mahnaz Ispahani, Independent Scholar & Foundation Consultant; Former Senior Fellow for South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
The collapse of the controversial truce between the government of Pakistan the Taliban in Swat and a broadening military offensive in the north-west has created a humanitarian crisis in Pakistan. According to military officials and international refugee agencies, the number of people who have fled fighting has increased to more than 1 million. Prime Minister Gilani has already appealed to the world for help. Please join us for a discussion for an update on the current situation as well as on what Pakistan and the world can and must do to respond.
Event Details
Tue 02 Jun 2009
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
$10 Asia society members; $15 Nonmembers