German Ambassador inaugurates newly upgraded Radiology Department in Peshawar
15 December, 2015 Press Release PESHAWAR: The German Ambassador to Pakistan, Ms. Ina Lepel, inaugurated the newly upgraded Radiology Department at the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) in Peshawar on Tuesday. This upgraded facility will benefit around 100 patients daily....
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in China Yao Chen arrives in Pakistan
15 December, 2015 Press Release ISLAMABAD: UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador (GWA) in China, Yao Chen, has arrived in Islamabad on a four-day official visit to meet Afghan refugee women and children and seek first-hand information to garner support for the education of...
UHNCR underlines the need for ensuring safe education for all
Press Release 10 December, 2015 ISLAMABAD (10 December, 2015): As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, UNHCR offices across Pakistan organized various activities aimed at raising awareness among the people specially youth about safe...
Modern life-changing healthcare at the doorstep of refugee hosting communities in Balochistan
News story QUETTA (10 December, 2015): A wave of happiness and relief washed over Samina when she walked out of hospital without any support for the first time in two years. Born to a Pakistani family, the 14-year-old, suffered from typhoid fever that left her...
EU funded project gives new hope to people with disabilities in Balochistan
Press Release, 07 December 2015 QUETTA: Glad tidings for persons with disabilities in Balochistan as the province gets its first ever facility at the Orthopaedic, Prosthetic and Physiotherapy Centre (OPPC) that will provide free of cost quality prosthesis. The...
Afghan refugee defies oppression with paint
News Stories, 26 November 2015 ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 2015, Pakistan (UNHCR) – Every stroke of Manizha’s brush tells a story. Through her art, hundreds of women have been given a voice, a chance to speak out about their harrowing experiences of life under the...
Making a difference in refugees’ lives through education
News Stories, 5 October 2015 ISLAMABAD, Sept 30, Pakistan (UNHCR) – Life tests student Abdul Khalil, a 30-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, to the limits. Each day, he works between 18 to 19 hours. He starts at 8:00 a.m. from the university where he studies and...
UNHCR presents Nansen Refugee Award to Afghan refugee teacher
News Stories, 5 October 2015 GENEVA, Oct 5 (UNHCR) – The courageous work of an Afghan refugee teacher took centre stage Monday night as Aqeela Asifi was presented with the 2015 Nansen Refugee Award by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres. In an...
Speakers pay rich tributes to Aqeela Asifi – winner of Nansen Refugee Award
Press Release ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (UNHCR) – Speakers at a reception Tuesday paid rich tributes to Aqeela Asifi, winner of the prestigious 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for her extraordinary humanitarian work on behalf of refugees. Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi...