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October concert for late tenor Pavarotti to benefit Afghans
12 Aug 2008 A charity concert and memorial ceremony will be held in honour of Maestro Luciano Pavarotti in Petra, Jordan in mid-October. Ticket sales from the concert will mostly go towards projects in eastern Afghanistan, where many returning refugees live. -
Accounting for Afghans in Pakistan
29 Jul 2008 The first batch of internationally-certified Afghan accountancy students have graduated in Pakistan as part of a programme that could help to improve financial planning, management and corporate governance in Afghanistan. -
UNHCR helps Afghan villagers to improve irrigation system
9 Jul 2008 A canal-cleaning project has helped to restore agriculture in Ambarkhana in eastern Afghanistan. But elsewhere, water and food problems are causing Afghans to leave their homes. -
Vaccines for refugees under UNHCR-UNICEF agreement
23 Jun 2008 UNHCR and UNICEF sign an agreement that will result in savings in the purchase of vaccines for Afghans and locals living in and around Pakistan's refugee villages. -
Not just business as usual for refugees in Pakistan
9 Jun 2008 A UNHCR-funded project in Islamabad is training needy urban refugees in marketable skills and helping them with proposals to set up their own business. -
Instability delaying return, say Afghan weavers in Balochistan
4 Jun 2008 Hazrat Shah's family has been weaving carpets in Pakistan's Saranan refugee village for nearly 30 years. The family dreams of repatriating, but only if security permits. -
Wheat flour shortage affects Afghan refugees in Balochistan
19 May 2008 The shortage of wheat flour and soaring fuel prices are preventing Afghans in Balochistan's refugee villages from buying their daily staple. UNHCR is working with the authorities to bring flour to the most remote locations. -
Pakistani TV delves into lives of Afghan refugees
30 Apr 2008 A just-concluded weekly television show highlights the challenges of life in exile while celebrating the culture and traditions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan. -
Books as building blocks in northern Afghanistan
29 Apr 2008 UNHCR is supporting an Afghan refugee in Iran seeking to build a brains trust by running a library and mobile book fair in northern Afghanistan.