UNHCR hands over completed RAHA projects to provincial authorities
CHAGHI: The UN refugee agency has handed over three different projects, worth Rs.51 million in the areas of health, education and water supply schemes to the provincial authorities of Balochistan, which were upgraded under the Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA)...
Educated youth are the ambassadors of peace and prosperity
German sponsored DAFI scholarship offers a lifeline to refugee students globally 25 Afghan refugee DAFI scholars receive their graduation certificates ISLAMABAD: At a prestigious graduation ceremony, exultant Afghan refugee students walked tall as they received...
Yao Chen appeals for better access to basic education for refugee children
18 December, 2015 Press Release ISLAMABAD: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in China, Yao Chen expressed her concerns about the staggering number of out of school Afghan refugee as well as local children in Pakistan. She stressed on the need to adopt a forward-looking...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yao Chen stresses on doing more for education
Press Release 16 December 2015 MIANWALI: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in China, Yao Chen today inaugurated the newly constructed classrooms at the Government Elementary School for Boys in Union Council, Khadozai, Mianwali. The school has been upgraded under the UN’s...
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...