25 people forced to flee their homes every minute as global displacement tops 70 million
25 people forced to flee their homes every minute as global displacement tops 70 million ISLAMABAD, 20 June, 2019: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Thursday said that 25 people were forced to flee their homes every minute in 2018 as global displacement tops 70 million....
CONCLUSIONS OF THE 30th TRIPARTITE COMMISSION MEETING
CONCLUSIONS OF THE 30th TRIPARTITE COMMISSION MEETING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLICS OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN AND UNHCR Islamabad, Pakistan 18 June 20 1 9 UNHCR hosted and chaired the 30th Tripartite Commission Meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on...
CONCLUSIONS OF THE 6th MEETING OF THE QUADRIPARTITE STEERING COMMITTEE
CONCLUSIONS OF THE 6th MEETING OF THE QUADRIPARTITE STEERING COMMITTEE Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees to Support Voluntary Repatriation, Sustainable Reintegration and Assistance to Host Countries Islamabad, Pakistan,17 June 2019: The sixth meeting of the...
NAMA, UNHCR to empower Afghan refugee, Pakistani women through crafts
NAMA, UNHCR to empower Afghan refugee, Pakistani women through crafts Press Release ISLAMABAD, 18 MARCH, 2019: NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has signed its first-ever agreement with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to conduct a one-year project to support...
Work of female artisans shown on International Women’s Day
UNHCR, UN WOMEN organised an exhibition of Handicrafts and Art in Peshawar PESHAWAR: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, brought together the work of indigenous female artisans and...
UNHCR’s voluntary repatriation programme for Afghan refugees resumed
UNHCR’s voluntary repatriation programme for Afghan refugees resumed ISLAMABAD, 1 March 2019: The UN refugee agency’s voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees resumed today after the winter break. The voluntary repatriation operation had been...
UNHCR welcomes PM’s decision to allow Afghan refugees to open bank accounts
UNHCR welcomes PM’s decision to allow Afghan refugees to open bank accounts Press Release ISLAMABAD, 25 February, 2019: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Monday welcomed the decision made by Prime Minister Imran Khan to allow Afghan refugees to open bank accounts. “I...
Swabi schools witness 31 per cent increase in students’ enrolment rate after UNHCR’s intervention
Swabi schools witness 31 per cent increase in students’ enrolment rate after UNHCR’s intervention SWABI, 19 February 2019: Government schools in district Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have seen 31 per cent increase in their students enrolment rate after UNHCR’s...
UNHCR organises painting competition in Peshawar
UNHCR organises painting competition in Peshawar Press Release PESHAWAR, 22 January 2019: Pakistani and Afghan youth portrayed their imagination through their colours at a painting competition on Tuesday. The theme of the event “Home away from home – 40 years of...