In addition to €98 million for humanitarian assistance provided so far in 2011, the European Commission will provide another €6.5 million to bring water and shelter, food and medical care to the victims of the monsoon floods, especially in Sindh province. This second successive year of flooding is affecting over 5.4 million people and has so far displaced more than 1.8 million.

The European Commission will help to provide shelter, food, water and healthcare to victims of Pakistan's floods, especially in Sindh province with €6.5 million in funding for emergency relief to Pakistan. This funding for emergency relief is allocated in addition to the €98 million for humanitarian assistance provided so far in 2011 (€86 million from the EC and €12 million from the EU Member States). Moreover, the European Union provided a generous humanitarian response to last year's floods, amounting to €423 million (€150 from the European Commission and €273 million from the EU Member States).

The Commission provides aid solely on the guarantee of full independence, unlimited and full access to the areas and people in need, as well as the means to independently assess, control and monitor any projects it funds. This aid is channelled through its humanitarian partners in the field including non-governmental organisations (NGO's), specialised UN agencies, and the Red Cross/Crescent movement.

Pakistan is facing the humanitarian consequences of armed violence (in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Baluchistan and Karachi) and a natural disaster. A year on from the devastating floods the annual monsoon rains have created another emergency in the country. Since the second week of August 2011 monsoon rain has flooded various parts of Pakistan, with the provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan most severely affected. The floods hit some of the same provinces of Pakistan as last year's floods, where the resilience of the local population remains very low. In addition new areas are now covered in water.