UN calls for more aid to Pakistan

Flood survivors
Young flood survivors share a small plate of rice at a camp for people affected by floods in Nowshera, northwest Pakistan Sunday Aug. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila

Millions of people have been left homeless by the worst floods in Pakistan's history. The United Nations has called an emergency meeting to try to increase aid to the region. The BBC's World Have Your Say has the latest news from the region.

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