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Pakistan

UNHCR News

	Pakistani TV delves into lives of Afghan refugees Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 30 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k)
	Pakistan: Roadblock stops Afghan returns in north-west Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 15 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k)
	Roadblock holds up Afghan returns in tribal area of north-west Pakistan Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 15 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k)
	Afghans leaving Jalozai as deadline nears Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 14 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k)
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UNHCR Operations

	UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Pakistan Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (116k)
	UNHCR Global Report 2006 - Pakistan Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (164k)
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Statistics

	2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Pakistan Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (26k)
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Funding

Government of Pakistan – UNHCR donor profile and donor history
Source: UNHCR Donor Information
Publish date: 31 Dec 2007 Filetype: HTML (3k)

Background, Analysis and Policy

	The road to health and the road to Afghanistan: Joint UNHCR/WHO evaluation of health and health programmes for Afghan refugees in Pakistan Source: UNHCR Evaluation Reports Publish date: 14 Apr 2005 Filetype: PDF (832k)
	Refugees Magazine Issue 132: (Protection) – Protection Officers: Kerosene shortages, property disputes, rape, lost children Source: Refugees Magazine Publish date: 1 Sep 2003 Filetype: HTML (8k)
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UNHCR Maps

	Pakistan, Refugee camps in Baluchistan Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jan 2008 Filetype: PDF (435k)
	Pakistan, Refugee camps in the North-West Frontier Province Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jan 2008 Filetype: PDF (304k)
	Registration of Afghans in Pakistan Oct 15, 2006 - Feb 15, 2007: Top 26 Camps ( Population more then 10,000 Individuals) Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 5 Aug 2007 Filetype: PDF (1729k)
	Global Report 2005 - UNHCR and the Pakistan earthquake Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jun 2006 Filetype: PDF (927k)
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UNHCR Pakistan on the web

http://www.unhcr.org.pk

UNHCR Sub-site

South-Asia earthquake

Key Indicators

Top 10 refugee-hosting countries (as at 1 Jan 2007)
Pakistan*	1,044,000
Iran	968,000
USA	844,000
Syria	702,000
Germany	605,000
Jordan	500,000
Tanzania	485,000
UK	301,000
China	301,000
Chad	287,000

* UNHCR Estimate.

Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.

Top 10 host countries, end-2006 (refugees per million US$ of GDP)
Tanzania	671
Pakistan*	394
D.R. Congo	269
Chad	189
Kenya	189
Syria	183
Uganda	181
Zambia	129
Yemen	128
Iran	121

* Includes only Afghans living in camps who are assisted by UNHCR. A 2005 Pakistan government census suggests a further 1.5 million Afghans living outside camps, some of whom may be refugees.

Source: "UNHCR: An Overview" in UNHCR Global Report 2006.

UNHCR Web Video

Pakistan: High Commissioner's visit
High Commissioner Guterres meets with quake survivors and Afghan refugees. (1:56)