Country-wide DRIVE updates details of 500,000 registered Afghan refugees
PESHAWAR, 21 September 2021 – Pakistan has updated details of more than 500,000 registered Afghan refugees as part of a country-wide campaign to issue renewed Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. Some 1.4 million already registered Afghan refugees are being verified and...
1 million children born as refugees in three years globally
Number of people fleeing wars and violence rose to 82.4 million; forced displacement hits record high; one per cent of humanity is displaced. Press release ISLAMABAD, 18 June 2021: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency revealed on Friday that almost 1 million children were...
UNHCR’s assistance strengthens public health facilities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nine Basic Health Units and two Rural Health Centres handed over to the government authorities Press release Peshawar, 14 June 2021 – In an effort to improve public health services, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency rehabilitated and enhanced nine Basic Health Units and...
Government delivered first new Proof of Registration smartcards to Afghan refugees
Press release ISLAMABAD, 25 May 2021 – Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) issued today the first new biometric identity smartcards to Afghan refugees registered in the country. The new Proof of Registration (PoR) cards are legally...
UNHCR and EU’s support in education sector helps increase enrolment of Pakistani, refugee children
Press release PESHAWAR, 20 May 2021: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s rehabilitation of five public schools in Swabi district will help increase the enrolment of students by 70 per cent, thanks to the support of the European Union. A number of schools are also being...
UNHCR donates five fully equipped ambulances to Balochistan Government
Press release QUETTA, 7 May 2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency donated Friday five fully equipped ambulances to the Government of Balochistan. During a ceremony in Quetta, the Head of UNHCR’s Sub-Office in Quetta, Erwin Policar, handed over the five ambulances to the...
UNHCR welcomes Pakistan’s inclusion of Afghan refugees in its COVID-19 vaccination programme
Press release ISLAMABAD, 4 May 2021: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency welcomed Tuesday the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to vaccinate Afghan refugees as part of its COVID-19 vaccination programme. In some parts of the country, Afghan refugees who meet the criteria for...
Over 1.4 million Afghan refugees to get new PoR smartcards
Over 1.4 million Afghan refugees to get new PoR smartcards Government, UNHCR launch nationwide verification exercise Press release ISLAMABAD, 15 April 2021 – The Government of Pakistan, with the support of UNHCR, has launched a nationwide verification exercise for 1.4...
Pakistan launches ‘drive’ to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees
Pakistan launches ‘drive’ to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees Press release UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the launch today of a country-wide campaign in Pakistan to verify and update the data of some 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees and to...