UNHCR steps up efforts to support the COVID-19 response in Pakistan
Press release Islamabad, 27 March 2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is dispatching core relief items in support of the Government of Pakistan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief items include medical supplies and sanitation products such as sanitary...
UNHCR supports technical training for 2,500 Pakistanis and Afghan refugees
Press Release Islamabad, 25 March 2020 – UNHCR, the Refugee Agency, in partnership with NAVTTC – the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission, has announced technical skills training opportunities for 2,500 Pakistanis and Afghan refugees. Despite the...
Proof of Registration Card Modification Centres close temporarily in Pakistan
Press release ISLAMABAD, 17 March 2020: The Proof of Registration Card Modification (PCM) Centres in Pakistan have temporarily been closed as of Tuesday, 17 March 2020. Activities at PCM Centres are suspended until further notice as a precautionary measure. This...
Voluntary repatriation for Afghan refugees suspended temporarily
Press release ISLAMABAD, 17 March 2020: Following the closure of the Torkham and Chaman official border-crossing points with Afghanistan, the voluntary repatriation of registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan has been suspended. This is due to precautionary measures...
UNHCR’s voluntary repatriation programme for Afghan refugees resumed
Press release ISLAMABAD, 2 March 2020: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has resumed its voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees on Monday (today) after a three-month winter break. The voluntary repatriation operations had been suspended for the...
UNHCR welcomes EU’s humanitarian aid of €21 million for Afghan refugees and host communities
Press release ISLAMABAD: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Thursday welcomed the European Union’s generous humanitarian aid of €21 million for Afghan refugees and their host communities in Iran and Pakistan. This funding will be channelled towards basic services, such as...
Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher lauds Pakistan for generously hosting Afghan refugees for 40 years
Press release ISLAMABAD: Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and UNHCR Eminent Advocate has expressed gratitude to the Government of Pakistan for showing...
UNHCR appeals to donor community to fund Support Platform for Afghan refugees, host communities
Press release HARIPUR: 19 February 2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday called upon the donor community to mobilize funds for the Support Platform for Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan and Iran. “The international community must make...
Afghan teen aspires to help her country heal
Forty years of conflict have trapped millions of Afghans in exile, but Nadia yearns to go home – when peace returns, and once she has the medical skills to care for her people. By Christopher Reardon in Quetta, Pakistan | 15 February 2020 Like many teenagers the world...