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UNHCR rushes to shelter Afghan refugees battered by rains in Pakistan
7 Mar 2005 The UN refugee agency has sent more than 800 tents to provide emergency accommodation to Afghan refugees whose mud houses collapsed when snow and rain hit Malgagai camp in Balochistan province. UNHCR has also started the year's repatriation season from Pakistan to Afghanistan. -
Census teams seek out Afghans across Pakistan
2 Mar 2005 Reaction to the first-ever full census of Afghans, currently underway in Pakistan, has so far been very positive. Half-way through the exercise, the 2,600 census-takers seem to be overcoming the huge logistical challenges, which have included unexpected snowstorms in a drought-ravaged province. -
2,000 government workers set to begin census of Afghans in Pakistan
22 Feb 2005 The UN refugee agency and Pakistan are mounting a two-week nationwide census of Afghans living in Pakistan in a bid to provide the first comprehensive picture of Afghans who arrived in Pakistan in several waves since their country was engulfed in civil strife 25 years ago. -
Census of Afghans in Pakistan to begin on February 23
9 Feb 2005 The UNHCR-funded census will record all Afghans who arrived in Pakistan after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The information gathered will give UNHCR and the authorities the first firm figures and profiles of Afghans in the country and their repatriation intentions. -
UNHCR and Pakistan plan census of Afghans in Pakistan during February
11 Jan 2005 UNHCR and the government of Pakistan expect to have better information to develop policies for the millions of Afghans in Pakistan after a census to be carried out next month. -
Boosting refugee protection in Pakistan
20 Dec 2004 UNHCR has held a training session for Pakistani judges and lawyers in Balochistan province as part of a programme to increase refugee law awareness in a country that has hosted one of the world's largest refugee populations for 25 years but is not a signatory of the 1951 UN Convention on refugees. -
UNHCR Pakistan targets refugees, host community in HIV/AIDS campaign
15 Dec 2004 The refugee agency, together with UNAIDS and other partner agencies, recently held a three-day campaign in Quetta to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS among refugees, including street children, as well as Pakistani students and the general public. -
Afghan refugees tune in to new UNHCR radio show in Pakistan
24 Nov 2004 Radio Pakistan Quetta and the UN refugee agency have started a weekly radio programme to inform Afghan refugees about conditions at home. Through interviews with returning refugees, UNHCR staff and Afghan officials, it provides information to help Afghans decide whether or not to repatriate. -
UNHCR donates equipment to women's hospital in Pakistan
18 Oct 2004 Lady Duffrin Hospital has received medical equipment worth $20,000, including an ultrasound machine, an electric generator and surgical equipment. This will help the non-profit hospital improve medical care for both Pakistani and Afghan refugee women.