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  • In 2019, UNHCR has reached more than 1.2 million people including returnees, IDPs and host communities, directly and indirectly, through its programmes. This includes protection monitoring and support to vulnerable individuals, improved community services and infrastructure, distribution of material assistance like tents and core relief items, cash grants for Afghan refugees coming home, vocational training and livelihoods among other activities.
    highlight 31 Jan 2020 (4 years ago)
    Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) / Afghanistan - Refugees
  • Encashment Centres in Kabul, Jalalabad and Kandahar will be closed for the winter break from 1 December 2019 – 1 March 2020. The Encashment Centre in Herat will remain open during for this period. The four Encashment Centres are managed by UNHCR and the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR), and a range of partners provide returnees with important services such as basic health screening and vaccinations for children (provided by Ministry of Public Health with support of UNICEF), mine risk education and awareness (coordinated by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and the Danish Demining Group/Danish Refugee Council), referral for information and legal assistance to obtain civil documentation, referral of persons with specific needs to partners with specialist expertise or government agencies who provide life-saving assistance.
    highlight 31 Jan 2020 (4 years ago)
    Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) / Afghanistan - Refugees
  • UNHCR and World Bank Partnership in Afghanistan: Better Data for Better Futures

    news World Bank in Afghanistan, 05 Nov 2017 (6 years ago )
    KABUL, November 05, 2017 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Bank today signed a data sharing agreement. This will strengthen existing data collection processes and enhance technical capacity for a comprehensive analysis of the return process and how best to support the reintegration of re...
  • Afghanistan Protection Cluster has released its national Factheet for May! Check it out here: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/64119
    highlight 20 Jun 2018 (5 years ago)
    Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of)
  • UNHCR Afghanistan has released a map of Who is doing What and Where in the provinces of Khost and Paktika. Check it out here: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/64160
    highlight 21 Jun 2018 (5 years ago)
    Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of)
  • Leaders from the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan along with UNHCR and refugee representatives gathered in Geneva to launch a new Support Platform for the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees (SSAR) on 16 December on the margins of the inaugural Global Refugee Forum. The platform seeks to i) enhance international solidarity and burden-sharing for the Afghan situation; ii) galvanize additional investments and expand partnerships for coherent humanitarian and development responses; iii) ensure sustained visibility for the Afghan situation.
    highlight 31 Jan 2020 (4 years ago)
    Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) / Afghanistan - Refugees
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    Afghanistan Situation Update No 3 - 23 April - 30 June 2017

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    Afghanistan Situation Update No 3 - 23 April - 30 June 2017
    Publish date: 30 June 2017 (6 years ago)
    Create date: 19 September 2017 (6 years ago)
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    Afghanistan: Persons with Specific Needs Snapshot - November 2019

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    Afghanistan: Persons with Specific Needs Snapshot - November 2019
    Publish date: 20 December 2019 (4 years ago)
    Create date: 20 December 2019 (4 years ago)