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Quake survivors share concerns, hopes with UNHCR deputy chief
18 Apr 2006 UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin started her six-day mission to Pakistan over the weekend with a visit to the earthquake-affected areas, where survivors told her about their concerns and hopes for return. -
Camps closing, but mobile teams plug away in Pakistan's quake areas
12 Apr 2006 While earthquake relief camps are closing in Pakistan and tens of thousands of victims returning home, work is not yet over for the UN refugee agency's mobile teams. They are now engaged in rehabilitating empty camp sites to their previous condition, as well as continuing to upgrade camp conditions for those who still remain. -
New corporate investment scheme to support UNHCR's earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan
4 Apr 2006 UNHCR has welcomed a radically new approach towards raising funds for emergency relief work. The corporate and investment banking arm of Société Générale in partnership with the Swiss derivatives company, derilab, on Tuesday launched a new financial product which will preserve all of the initially invested capital, while raising money for the UN refugees agency's earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan. -
Afghans in Pakistan cite shelter and jobs as deciding factors in return
31 Mar 2006 Close to 9,000 Afghans have gone home from Pakistan since UNHCR resumed its repatriation operation in March. Many of them cite jobs, land and shelter as key factors influencing their decision. -
Returns pick up pace from quake zone in Pakistan
29 Mar 2006 The first relief camps in Pakistan's quake zone have been emptied after more than 36,000 people left for their homes as part of the return process that started earlier this month. -
Feature: Information "superhighway" for Afghans in Quetta
20 Mar 2006 Hopping on his motorcycle, the man behind the UNHCR Public Information Centre in Quetta, south-western Pakistan, steers through the narrow lanes of Afghan neighbourhoods to consult and bring leaflets to urban Afghans on issues affecting their decision to repatriate. -
Heading Home: First returns from quake zone in Pakistan
15 Mar 2006 The Pakistani authorities have announced that the temporary camps set up for thousands of survivors from last October's devastating earthquake will start to close. UNHCR is working in support of their voluntary return and to support them as they start to rebuild their homes and their lives. -
First Afghan families leave Pakistan as repatriation season resumes
3 Mar 2006 The UN refugee agency's fifth season of assisted returns to Afghanistan from Pakistan started this week after the winter break. Some 400,000 Afghans are expected to repatriate to Afghanistan this year, the last year of UNHCR-assisted returns under the current tripartite agreement with the two governments. -
For Pakistani quake children, classes under canvas offer room with a view
20 Feb 2006 For the first time in their lives, girls are getting the chance to go to school in the relief camps of quake-hit northern Pakistan. The facilities are basic, often no more than a note pad and a spot on a groundsheet, but the classrooms are full and the students grateful as they take advantage of a learning opportunity that emerged from the rubble of catastrophe.