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: QUETTA, 14 January 2019: It was an uphill task for a 27-year-old Afghan refugee girl to live in a traditional society having no source of income, skills and exposure – but thanks to UNHCR’s Safe from the Start programme which skilled her and empowered her, she is becoming self-reliant.

PAKISTAN: PESHAWAR, 22 January 2019: Pakistani and Afghan youth portrayed their imagination through their colours at a painting competition on Tuesday. Link: https://unhcrpk.org/unhcr-organises-painting-competition-in-peshawar/

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: 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.

PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD, 1 March 2019: The UN refugee agency’s voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees resumed on 1st March 2019 after the winter break.

PAKISTAN: Karachi, 4 March 2019: UNHCR in collaboration with @humaadnan organised a fashion presentation today called "craft stories" showcased the talents of refugee women in Karachi through their handcrafted bangles, earrings and necklaces. https://twitter.com/UNHCRPakistan/status/1102631705603649536

PAKISTAN: 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 local and Afghan refugee women in Pakistan.

PAKISTAN: 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

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.