Sources: BBC
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
The United Nations estimates that four million people have become homeless as a result of the 2010 Pakistan floods; Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, speaking in New York, states that the floods are a "slow-motion tsunami" as he calls for more funds to assist those affected. 2010-08-19
The United Nations says that flood relief aid to Pakistan is "arriving too slowly". 2010-08-18
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 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 estimates that the relief efforts are yet to reach six million people. 2010-08-14
The United Nations launches a major appeal for assistance dealing with the ongoing floods that have devastated Pakistan. 2010-08-12
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 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