UNHCR Pakistan: KARACHI, 19 November 2018: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency on Monday inaugurated a skills development centre for vulnerable Afghan and non-Afghan refugees in Karachi.

PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD, 04 January 2019: The Federal Minister for Health Aamer Mehmood Kiani has pledged to support the inclusion of all residents of Pakistan, including Afghan refugees, into the government’s health plans and programmes that will allow them to have access to better healthcare services.

PAKISTAN: 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 intervention

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.

PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD, 4 November 2019 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has handed over emergency relief items to the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments to strengthen their emergency response and supply preparedness.

PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD: UNHCR voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees is closed due to winter break and will resume in March 2020.

PAKISTAN: Islamabad: World must recognise the hospitality of refugee hosting countries and share the burden more equitably #WithRefugees #RefugeeSummit #ThankYouPakistan Refugee Summit Islamabad - A New #Partnership for #Solidarity 17-18 Feb 2020 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Pakistan: Islamabad: In order to respond to the urgent needs of refugees in Pakistan, UNHCR is providing a four-month cash grant to the most vulnerable refugee families who are greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the programme, UNHCR is providing Rs.12,000 one-time cash assistance to the refugees across the country. Some 80,000 of the most vulnerable refugee families are being targeted for this support at this time. Over 75,000 refugee families have already received the cash assistance.

National Command Operation Center (NCOC) has warned of the 4th wave of COVID-19 as there is a steady increase in daily cases of COVID-19 positive cases, which was over 1,800 on 12 July as compared to an average less than 1,000 during the first week of July. The positivity rate has also climbed to 4 per cent. Although vaccination is ongoing for all ages above 18, the coverage is still low. Only 4 million people have been fully vaccinated so far.

UNHCR provides high-tech medical equipment worth Rs.710 million to Peshawar hospital