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Sri Lanka's displacement chapter nears end with closure of Menik Farm
27 Sep 2012 Menik Farm became a site for internally displaced people in 2009. At its peak, it held 225,000 people. A last group of 346 people left this week. -
Afghan returns pass 50,000 in first eight months, up on last year
30 Aug 2012 Some 40,000 of them came from Pakistan and just over 10,000 from Iran. About a third of the returnees went to the provinces of Kabul and Nangarhar. -
Number of people displaced by fighting in north Pakistan tops 180,000
13 Apr 2012 UNHCR has distributed more than 37,000 humanitarian relief kits as part of an inter-agency effort to support the government's efforts to help the displaced. -
Pakistan, UNHCR agree new regional approach to Afghan refugees
2 Feb 2012 UNHCR chief António Guterres met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to discuss the new strategy. -
For an Afghan refugee family, reports from home spur a return
5 Jan 2012 Though born and raised in Pakistan, the pull of home is still strong for a young Afghan refugee and his family. -
For Afghan refugee miners, bright dreams beckon from the depths
14 Dec 2011 In the mines of Pakistan's Balochistan province the many of the workers are Afghan refugees. Despite the physical demands of the job, the men are grateful to be able to support their families. -
In a Pakistan medical centre, pauper patients benefit from refugee initiative
28 Nov 2011 The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas seeks to aid Afghan refugees through projects that bolster sectors such as health, water and sanitation. -
Survey of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will help plot future course
16 Nov 2011 The Population Profiling, Verification and Response exercise has interviewed more than 60,000 Afghan households. It will continue until the end of 2011. -
Return figures to Afghanistan down to 60,000 in first 10 months
28 Oct 2011 Some 60,000 Afghan refugees return home with UNHCR help in the first 10 months compared to more than 100,000 over the same period in 2010.