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Department: Department for International DevelopmentPublished: 2009-05-22 15:04:30The UK has given an additional £10 million to help over 2,000,000 people displaced by the fighting in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. This is in immediate response to an urgent UN Appeal for humanitarian assistance for those fleeing the unrest in Pakistan, announced Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander today. This government news item was published on the Department for International Development website on the 22 May 2009. To read the full story/press release, please click on the button below (opens in an embedded window):
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