More than a month into 2012, the past year already feels like a distant memory. Newsline has compiled some of the biggest events of 2011 as a reminder of the many tragedies and occasional triumphs that took place not so long ago.

In this podcast, two activists involved in flood relief efforts in Pakistan compare the damage and response in 2011 with that of 2010, and then offer some advice as to how the government should be preparing for future emergencies.

Newsline and TeaBreak.pk co-hosted an online chat covering the 2011 Sindh floods on October 19. Get an instant replay of the entire discussion here, featuring doctors, journalists and activists who have been working on the ground in affected areas.

Only 289,243 people have been directly assisted through flood relief camps in Sindh. That’s about 300,000 people out of nearly 9 million affected, or about 3%.

After the catastrophic floods of last year, calamitous monsoon rains in Sindh have caused devastation yet again, with the same question being raised as before: could the magnitude of the disaster have been reduced?

Given the military’s support of jihadi groups, local communities in Swat ask, “From where should the de-radicalisation process be initiated?”

Let’s show our government and each other what being a nation really means.

Tell everyone you know about the 2011 flood victims who, having barely recovered from the 2010 floods, are now faced with immense suffering once again, their cries for help ignored by the world.

One year after the flood of 2010: “More than 800,000 families remain without permanent shelter and more than a million people remain in need of food assistance,” says Oxfam.

Looking back at some of the major international news stories of January 2011.