NADRA with support from UNHCR has delivered 50 per cent of the new PoR cards to Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) with the support of the UN Refugee Agency have successfully delivered new Proof of Registration (PoR) cards with a validity date of 31 December 2015 to 50 per cent of the total 1.6 million registered...
Japan contributes USD 6 million in support of UNHCR refugee programme in Pakistan
02 April 2014 ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan has announced a generous contribution of USD 6 million in support of the UNHCR’s refugee programme in Pakistan. The new funding will bolster UNHCR’s interventions in the areas of education, healthcare and the provision...
Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and UNHCR meet to discuss implementation of the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees
Press Release September 19, 2013 ISLAMABAD: The Governments of the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency met in Islamabad on 18 and 19 September 2013 to discuss the implementation of the Solution Strategy for Afghan Refugees...
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UNHCR to construct 325 houses for the displaced returnees in South Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the UN Refugee Agency today launched a project to construct 325 two-room houses for the people of South Waziristan whose dwellings have been damaged during the law enforcement operation in Pakistan’s tribal areas....
Afghan father and daughter reunite with family after 20 years
News Stories, 10 June 2013 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 10 (UNHCR) – More than two decades after fleeing Afghanistan with her devoted father, Deeba* has been flown out of Pakistan to rejoin her brothers and sisters and receive specialist care for her disability. The...
UNHCR ensures unhindered support to IDP women through its protection interventions
Feature story JALOZAI, Pakistan, 28 May (UNHCR) – At the age of 20, when young women dream of a fabulous future, Sajida’s life took an irreparable turn for the worse. Married at 17 and widowed at 20, this young mother of a three month old baby boy lost her 20...
A RAHA Secretariat in Islamabad
Press Release ISLAMABAD: The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday inaugurated a newly-constructed Refugee Affected and Hosting Area (RAHA) Secretariat building in Islamabad. The building was constructed jointly by UNHCR and The United Nations Office for Project Services...
Germany, UNHCR sign a EURO 10 Million agreement to support refugee hosting districts
Press Release ISLAMABAD, 11 April (UNHCR) – KFW Development Bank on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the UN Refugee Agency today signed a financing and project agreement worth EURO 10 Million in support of the Refugee Affected and...
Stay of registered Afghans in Pakistan extended until 30 June 2013
The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Pakistan wish to advise registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan that the Government of Pakistan has released an official Gazette notification recognising...