UNHCR Chief inaugurates new Emergency Assessment Unit at Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Peshawar
Press Release PESHAWAR – 23 June, 2015: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr. António Guterres inaugurated the newly constructed Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital (SKMCH) in Peshawar on Tuesday. The...
Guterres lauds Pakistan’s generosity for hosting the world’s largest protracted refugee population
Press Release PESHAWAR: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres expressed his appreciation and solidarity with the Government and people of Pakistan for having generously hosted the world’s largest protracted refugee population for over...
UNHCR Chief arrives in Islamabad on a three-day visit
Press Release ISLAMABAD – 22 June 2015 – – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres begins on Monday a three-day Ramadan Solidarity mission to Pakistan, where he will express his appreciation and solidarity with the people...
UNHCR Chief arrives in Islamabad on a three-day visit
Press Release ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres begins on Monday a three-day Ramadan Solidarity mission to Pakistan, where he will express his appreciation and solidarity with the people and Government of Pakistan for...
UNHCR commemorates World Refugee Day to express solidarity with millions of refugees
ISLAMABAD – 16 June 2015 – – The UN Refugee Agency and the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) marked World Refugee Day (WRD) on Tuesday with a series of events across Pakistan involving the Government of Pakistan, UNHCR, its partners,...
RAHA inaugurates its first education project in Ziarat
Press Release QUETTA, May 21, 2015: In an effort to improve existing education facilities in different districts of Balochistan, the UN Refugee Agency through its partner organization, Balochistan Rural Development and Research Society (BRDRS) and in close...
News Story – Mobile registration teams provide services to remote Afghan refugees on their doorsteps
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 19 May 2015 (UNHCR) — Until last month, Ghulam Mohi Uddin had to travel for two days to register new born children in his family and update the identity cards that allow him and his family to live and move freely in Pakistan. This meant two days...
Refugee Affected and Hosting Area initiative: Improving lives through better education facilities
Press Release The United States and UNHCR inaugurate education project in Punjab for Afghan and Pakistani students April 28, 2015, Islamabad: The UN Refugee Agency in collaboration with the United States Embassy inaugurated two education projects under the Refugee...
Afghanistan, Pakistan and UNHCR agree on adopting new approaches to assist the voluntary return of Afghans from Pakistan
Press Release 11 March 2015 ISLAMABAD: Representatives of the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today reaffirmed their commitment to the principle of voluntary repatriation, in safety and dignity, to end...