UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, who arrived in Kabul on Monday, met some officials of the Islamic Emirate, and said that despite critical situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan was a priority for the organization. FilippoGrandi arrived…
Construction work on a building for Ghulam Haider Hamidi high school has been launched in this capital city of southern Kandahar province. The project will cost 22.3 million afghanis and take six months to complete. A ceremony…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Pakistan has issued smart identity cards to 700,000 Afghan refugees in that country. Babar Baloch, UNHCR spokesperson in Pakistan, told reporters that the first phase of issuing new electronic documents and…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plans to upgrade 43 schools for Afghan refugees in Balochistan province next year. UNHCR head in Quetta Erwin Policar promised the refugee agency would provide vocational training, education and health…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged Pakistan to accept a new influx of refugees from Afghanistan. If sent back due to the lack of documentation, the new Afghan refugees could be at risk, warned the…
A special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Afghanistan us set to take place today (Tuesday). The UN body said the serious human rights concerns and the situation in Afghanistan following Taliban’s takeover would…
The UN Refugee agency UNHCR on Thursday called for greater support from the international community for Afghanistan’s people, including those displaced within its borders and refugees seeking safety outside the country. The appeal comes at the end of a…
UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations George Okoth-Obbo is due in Pakistan today (Tuesday), the refugee agency says. During his four-day visit, the UN official will meet senior Pakistani government officials, as well as Afghan refugees in Islamabad and…
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Voluntary Repatriation Centres in Azakhel, Nowshera and Baleli, Quetta will be closed on account of Eid-ul-Azha, a statement said on Thursday. The announcement by the UN body refers to Afghan refugees…
Living conditions for Afghan returnees, conflict-induced internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the communities hosting them over the past two years have slightly improved. Aaccess to education and other services has slightly improved post return and the use of…
KABUL and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) unanimously agreed on Tuesday on a joint 12-point declaration aimed at "safe and honorable" repatriation of Afghan refugees living in the neighboring country for the past four decades. The Afghan delegation…
Pajhwok KABUL to help them survive the harsh winter. As of Monday (Dec 24) over 58,000 of the most vulnerable families have been reached as part of the annual winterization program, a UNHCR statement said. The families include returnees, internally…
KABUL, the agency spokesperson said on Tuesday. Together the drought and ongoing conflict have seen over quarter of a million Afghans being displaced in the country since April, Babar Baloch told reporters in Geneva. Currently, some 220,000 families are living…
KABUL would be suspended for the next three months due to cold weather, according to a Pakistani media. “The repatriation process will be halted from December 1, 2018 till February 28, 2019 due to drop in the temperature and severe…
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has supported Pakistan’s steps towards regulating the legal movement of Afghan refugees at the border. Nobody would support any illegal move that might trigger security problems, Grandi said, commending…
KABUL Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) have launched a pilot programme to help provide sustainable livelihood opportunities to both Afghan refugees and Pakistani nationals, a statement from the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday. The poverty graduation programme is an approach that…
KABUL. The official announcement was made by Pakistan’s State Minister for Frontier Regions Abdul Quadir Baloch and Japanese ambassador in Pakistan Takashi Kurai in Islamabad during a press event. Acting UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Indrika Ratwatte, UNHCR Assistant Representative…
KABUL. The new centre in Azakhel area of Nowshera district, about 40 kilometres east of Peshawar, will enhance UNHCR capacity to facilitate the return of up to 10,000 refugees a day through the Torkham border crossing. A high-level delegation comprising…
UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centres (VRC) in Pakistani cities of Peshawar and Quetta will remain closed on account of Eidul Fitr, the UN agency announced on Friday. In a statement, the refugee agency said the Chamkani VRC in Peshawar…
The UN refugee agency has commended the Iranian government’s efforts for educating the Afghan children living in the neighbouring country. UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner George Okoth-Obbo also thanked Tehran for providing medical insurance for Afghan refugees. The Islamic…
The Pakistan government has agreed to extend the proof of registration (PoR) cards for Afghan refugees till the end of 2017, the UN refugee agency has said. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative Indrika Ratwatte said…
