Most vulnerable refugee families to receive Rs.12,000 emergency cash assistance
Press release ISLAMABAD, 12 May 2020: The Government of Pakistan, the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in collaboration with the Pakistan Post Office Department, have announced an...
UNHCR donates medical equipment to Children Hospital Quetta
Press release The equipment valued at Rs.7 million includes a fully automated chemistry analyzer, an instrument used for the biochemical testing of total bilirubin, urea, creatinine, liver function, cholesterol, uric acid, triglyceride and calcium in patients. With...
UNHCR Pakistan stays and delivers amid coronavirus outbreak
Press release ISLAMABAD, 24 April 2020 – At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency rapidly adjusted its country programme and undertook immediate actions to respond to the COVID-19 emergency. “We remain deeply concerned by the...
Displaced and stateless women and girls at heightened risk of gender-based violence in the coronavirus pandemic
Press release Around the world COVID-19 is taking lives and changing communities but the virus is also inducing massive protection risks for women and girls forced to flee their homes, the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,...
UNHCR welcomes Japan’s contribution to support refugees, host communities amid COVID-19 outbreak
Press release ISLAMABAD, 16 April 2020: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency welcomed the contribution made by the Government of Japan to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and their host communities in Pakistan. The Government of Japan announced a donation of USD 1...
UNHCR delivers housing units, Rubb halls to support quarantine facilities in Balochistan
Press release QUETTA, 9 April 2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has delivered large Rubb halls and housing units to the Balochistan Government to support quarantine facilities. UNHCR has provided 14 self-standing and durable housing units to the provincial Health...
UNHCR’s skills project empowered refugee woman to earn at home amid coronavirus outbreak
News story QUETTA, 08 April 2020 – Saleema Habibullah, an Afghan refugee, has faced enormous struggles in her lifetime. Despite the tragic losses that she experienced, she leads a life free from fear and full of hope for the future, even in the most difficult of...
UNHCR welcomes Pakistan’s efforts to include all in COVID-19 response
Press release ISLAMABAD, 6 April 2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency appreciated the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to include all vulnerable individuals regardless of their nationality or status in its multi-layered response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “UNHCR...
UNHCR intensifies its outreach to refugee communities on the coronavirus
Press release ISLAMABAD, 3 April 2020: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has intensified its outreach to Afghan refugee communities to raise awareness of the coronavirus. Amid these challenging times, arranging large group discussions in the community is not only risky but...