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  • A test of speed, strength, skill and horsemanship

    news UNHCR/Humera Karim Quetta, Pakistan, 06 Aug 2021 (2 years ago )
    Haji Gada Muhammed sits on a cushion in a splendid white parahan tunban, a traditional Afghan long-shirt and loosely plaited trousers made of linen.

  • Afghan refugee doctor dares women and girls to dream

    news Afghan refugee Saleema Rehman has beaten the odds to become the first female doctor in her community. © UNHCR/Amsal Naeem, 29 Sep 2021 (2 years ago )
    Doctor Saleema Rehman is the regional winner for Asia for UNHCR’s annual Nansen Refugee Award for her dedication to promoting girls’ education in her community and for her contribution to Pakistan’s COVID-19 response.

  • Amid COVID disruptions, Afghan refugee women are stepping forward into business

    news By Zikrea Saleah in Peshawar, Pakistan, 09 Nov 2021 (2 years ago )
    In Pakistan, enterprising Afghan refugee women are stepping forward to support their families, learn skills and run small businesses.

  • Afghan refugee removes obstacles barring kids with disabilities from school

    news By Zikrea Saleah in Peshawar, Pakistan, 17 Feb 2022 (2 years ago )
    In Pakistan, Jamil provides wheelchairs to get refugees with disabilities into the classroom and give them a shot at a future.

  • Beekeeping by Afghan refugees helps boost Pakistan’s honey business

    news By Qaiser Khan Afridi and Aoife McDonnell in Buner, Pakistan, 08 Apr 2022 (2 years ago )
    High in Pakistan’s rolling hills, a mountain valley is a refuge not only for bees, but also refugees from Afghanistan.

  • Pakistan’s disastrous floods uproot refugees and citizens

    news By Qaiser Khan Afridi in Nowshera, Pakistan, 02 Sep 2022 (1 year ago )
    Afghan refugees are among the 33 million people in Pakistan affected by torrential rains and flooding.

  • UNHCR scales up response to catastrophic floods in Pakistan

    news UNHCR/Humera Karim, 02 Sep 2022 (1 year ago )
    This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
  • The voluntary repatriation program has been suspended on 30 November 2017 due to winter break and will resume on 1 March 2018
    highlight 23 Feb 2018 (6 years ago)
    Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) / Afghanistan - Refugees
  • PAKISTAN: Lahore, UNHCR Pakistan Representative, Ruvendrini Menikdiwela received Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards 2018 in Lahore from Majeeb-ur-Rehman Shami. UNHCR donated USD 6.2 million for radiotherapy machines for SKMCH Peshawar to support free-of-cost treatment to cancer patients, including Afghan refugees.
    highlight 15 Apr 2019 (5 years ago)
    Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) Pakistan / Afghanistan - Refugees
  • In line with the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees (SSAR), and more recently the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), 20 areas have been identified through UNHCR’s protection monitoring and information management activities. The 20 Priority Areas of Return and Reintegration (PARR) have been prioritized based on government planning in the area, including the Citizen’s Charter National Priority Programme, because of the high number of returnees they have absorbed, or because of a range of protection needs the communities may have. In the PARR, 57% of the targeted population are from host communities, many of whom are extremely vulnerable, which helps ensure peaceful co-existence between returnees, IDPs and host communities
    highlight 31 Jan 2020 (4 years ago)
    Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) / Afghanistan - Refugees