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The United Nations launches an appeal for more than $2 billion in the wake of the 2010 Pakistan floods: this represents the organisation's biggest response to a natural disaster.
2010-09-17

The United Nations describes the humanitarian situation caused by the 2010 Pakistan floods as critical.
2010-08-23

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes more than $200 million in funds pledged towards the humanitarian effort following the 2010 Pakistan floods.
2010-08-21

The devastating floods continue as a concern of the United Nations, with officials citing a lack of aid funding for six million people in urgent need of clean water.
2010-08-16

The United Nations states there is high risk for as many as 3.5 million children who may be struck down by diseases in the water.
2010-08-16

The United Nations warns that there could be a second wave of deaths due to the devastation caused by the floods.
2010-08-11

John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator appeals for $460 million in funding to assist victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods.
2010-08-11

The United Nations describes the ongoing 2010 Pakistan floods as the worst natural disaster in years - worse than the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake - as the number of people affected reaches an estimated 15 million and the waters and landslides continue to swamp the country.
2010-08-9

The United Nations states more than four million people are now affected by the most severe flooding in Pakistan's history, while the death toll rises to at least 1,600.
2010-08-5

The United Nations World Food Programme warns that parts of northwest Pakistan are facing urgent food shortages.
2010-08-4