[net-gold] Joint Appeal by AMARC, PPF for Setting Up Community Radio Stations in Flood-Hit Pakistan Areas
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- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:28:21 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:57:57 -0600 (MDT)
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Subject: [Net-Gold] Joint Appeal by AMARC,
PPF for Setting Up Community Radio Stations in Flood-Hit Pakistan Areas
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Joint Appeal by AMARC, PPF for Setting Up
Community Radio Stations in
Flood-Hit Pakistan Areas
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Kathmandu, Nepal,
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
(AMARC) and the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) appeal
to the Government of Pakistan and Pakistan Electronic
Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to allow setting up
of emergency community radio stations in areas that have
suffered from the current floods in Pakistan.
We call upon all concerned agencies in Pakistan to be
flexible and responsive to proposals for the
establishment of community based broadcasting mechanisms
so that any information gap that exists among the
affected people is fulfilled and relief operations are
made highly effective. AMARC offers its knowledge and
expertise in setting up emergency broadcasting
mechanisms, gathered from working around the world in
similar situations of natural disasters. The important
role of community radio in times of natural disaster for
aiding relief operations as well as for supporting
rehabilitation and rebuilding has been proven many times
over. The recent examples of the positive power of
community radio was seen in the earthquakes of Haiti and
Chile where AMARC played an important role in
facilitating the setting up of emergency broadcasting
stations.
It was not so long ago that community radios were brought
to the forefront of the efforts to provide relief and
rehabilitate those affected by the tsunami and floods in
Indonesia. AMARC and PPF highly appreciate the valuable
work being carried out by radio stations in the flood
affected areas. There is a need to complement theses
efforts by bridging the gaps of information at the very
local levels and among displaced peoples. This can be
effectively achieved by setting up emergency community
radio stations. AMARC, PPF and all other AMARC members
in Pakistan offer sincere condolences to the families of
those that have perished in the floods in Pakistan.
We offer our solidarity and prayers to those that have
suffered huge emotional and material losses and extend our
support to those that are engaged in helping the affected.
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