The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has started small business support programme for the refugees. Talking to APP in Islamabad, an official of UNCHR said Pakistan and UNCHR in collaboration with Afghan Embassy has also provided six month vocational training skills in ten trade ...

ISLAMABAD-UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has asked the world leaders to address the refugee issue. Speaking at UN Security Council, he said in the last 10 years, the number of forcibly displaced people has doubled to almost 80 million. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees ...

ISLAMABAD - *UN Chief Antonio Guterres is all praise for Pakistan's first ever UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Mahira Khan.* Pakistan’s first-ever UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Mahira Khan met UN Chief during his visit to Pakistan. António Guterres held a meeting with Mahira Khan and UN Refugee ...

ISLAMABAD – Minister for SAFRON & Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi has expressed his country’s concerns over the new wave of violence in Afghanistan, saying that the recent rise in violence in Afghanistan may lead towards the new flow of refugees into Pakistan. Afridi expressed these ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has repatriated 389 registered Afghan families comprising 1,528 individuals to Afghanistan from Pakistan after the winter break. According to the UNHCR report issued today, the voluntary repatriation operation has been suspended for the winter period ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has repatriated 389 registered Afghan families comprising 1,528 individuals to Afghanistan from Pakistan after the winter break. According to the UNHCR report issued today (Tuesday), the voluntary repatriation operation has been suspended for the winter ...

The UN refugee agency has resumed voluntary repatriation program for registered Afghan refugees from Pakistan after the winter break. According to the UNHCR Representative in Pakistan Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Pakistan continues to host 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees, who are holding Proof of ...

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with government of Pakistan would provide health facilities to Afghan refugees in the country. The UN Representative for Pakistan, Ruvendrini Menikdiwela told APP that the world body will invest resources in the ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will suspend Afghan refugees' repatriation operation from first of next month for a period of three months due to severe cold. An official of UNHCR told APP that the operation will remain suspended till February 28th next year. However, he said ...

ISLAMABAD: The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will suspend Afgan refugees repatriations operation from December 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019 due to the winter season to facilitate refugees as Afghanistan is in grip of severe winter during first few months of new ...