Winter suspension of facilitated voluntary repatriation from Pakistan
Winter suspension of facilitated voluntary repatriation from Pakistan All registered Afghans in possession of valid Proof of Registration (PoR) cards are informed that UNHCR’s facilitated voluntary repatriation process will be suspended from 1 December 2018 until 28...
UNHCR to train refugee women in Karachi to become artisans
UNHCR to train refugee women in Karachi to become artisans Country representative inaugurates skills training centre Press Release KARACHI, 19 November 2018: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency on Monday inaugurated a skills development centre for vulnerable Afghan and...
Education: Afghan refugees studying in refugee villages
Refugee children will receive government of Pakistan certificates demonstrating their proficiency at primary, secondary and college levels.
UNHCR welcomes Pakistan’s decision to extend stay of Afghan refugees
UNHCR welcomes Pakistan’s decision to extend stay of Afghan refugees Press Release ISLAMABAD 5 October: The UN refugee agency welcomed the federal government’s decision to extend the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards to some 1.4 million Afghan refugees in...
Afghan refugee elder sees no progress without girls education
Afghan refugee elder sees no progress without girls education News story QUETTA, 5 OCTOBER 2018: Though Mohammad Agha and his children could not acquire an education for themselves due to war and poverty, he has now become an advocate for education and visits local...
Japan pledges USD 2.7 million to support Afghan refugees and Pakistani youth
Press Release ISLAMABAD, 3 October 2018: The government of Japan Wednesday pledged a contribution of USD 2.7 million to support refugees and host communities across Pakistan. This contribution will support UNHCR’s interventions in the areas of health, livelihoods, as...
UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centres will remain closed during Ashura, Muharram
UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centres will remain closed during Ashura, Muharram Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) or UNHCR-issued documents, who are planning to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan under the UN Refugee Agency’s facilitated voluntary...
Joint Communique: Issued by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi and SAFRON
Joint Communique: Issued by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi and the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions on the occasion of the UN High Commissioner’s visit to Pakistan 8 September 2018 This Communique is being issued in pursuance of the...
Providing free treatment to poor cancer patients is truly a noble act: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Press Release PESHAWAR, Saturday 8 September: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi commended the charitable work of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital saying providing free-of-cost treatment to underprivileged cancer patients is a...