This is a result of security operations by the Government against non-state armed groups and sectarian violence. At the peak of the crisis in April/May 2009, nearly three million people fled their areas of origin.Whilst the majority of internally displaced people (IDPs) have voluntarily returned to their homes since July 2009, more than 104,000 families remained displaced from FATA as of the beginning of 2012, according to figures verified by local authorities. Some 29,000 families have reportedly been displaced in Hangu. In addition, security operations in Khyber Agency, FATA, led to the displacement of nearly 25,000 families between January and March 2012. Humanitarian agencies are providing assistance to IDPs in KP and FATA, returnees and people who were never displaced in FATA, and groups in transition, either as they become displaced or return to normal life in their areas of origin. While there are significant humanitarian interventions under way, many humanitarian needs remain unmet.

The UN and its humanitarian partners are supporting the Government in providing assistance to the affected people in the hardest hit districts in Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh provinces.

The UN and the Government jointly launched the 2011 Floods Rapid Response Plan in September and appealed for US$357 million for provision of immediate assistance to flood-affected people in Sindh and Balochistan for six months. Donors contributed $170 million in response to that appeal, thus enabling humanitarian agencies to provide various forms of humanitarian assistance to the affected population. The UN and the Government launched the Pakistan Floods 2011 Early Recovery Framework in February 2012 to cover longer-term early recovery needs in the flood-affected areas, seeking nearly $440 million to help communities to be more resilient to future disasters.