Tag: Unhcr
Sri Lanka seeks help from the UN to resettle asylum seekers
In September, a Sri Lankan court gave permission to authorities to send back scores of Pakistani asylum seekers, after the government said some were engaged in criminal activities and had brought malaria to the island nation, which was otherwise virtually free of the disease
UNHCR calls for increased donor support for Pakistan
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the tripartite agreement on voluntary repatriation and the proof...
Sheltering the displaced
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the UN Refugee Agency on Monday launched a project to construct 325 two-room houses for the people...
Pakistan, Afghanistan, UNHCR ‘committed’ to voluntary repatriation of refugees
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have reaffirmed their commitment that voluntary and dignified repatriation is the best solution...
No evidence of Afghan refugees’ involvement in militancy: UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR on Thursday said it had no evidence to support the fact that the remaining 1.65 million registered Afghan refugees...
UNHCR announces package for repatriation of Afghan refugees
UN refugee agency has announced special relief package for Afghan refugees for their voluntary return to Afghanistan during November and December 2012 under which...
Over 50,000 refugees return to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran: UNHCR
More than 50,000 Afghan refugees have returned from exile in Pakistan and Iran so far this year. From January-August, UNHCR helped an average of...
Govt, UNHCR say registered Afghan refugees won’t be deported by year...
Members of parliament and United Nations Human Rights Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have denied the media reports that 1.7 million Afghan refugees would be...
UNHCR ships off 41,000 Afghan refugees home
The UN refugee agency has facilitated the return of over 41,000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan so far this year through its voluntary repatriation activities....
Over 181,000 have fled recent FATA fighting: UNHCR
More than 181,000 people have fled fighting between government troops and Taliban or al Qaeda-linked militants in the Tribal Areas, the UN refugee agency...
Over 100,000 have fled northwest Pakistan fighting: UNHCR
Over 100,000 people have fled fighting between government troops and Taliban or al Qaeda-linked militants in northwest Pakistan since January 20, the UN refugee...
Over 100,000 have fled Khyber fighting: UNHCR
Over 100,000 people have fled fighting between government troops and Taliban or al Qaeda-linked militants in northwest Pakistan since January 20, the UN refugee...
UNHCR to complete Afghan refugees’ repatriation by Dec end
Officials of United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday announced to repatriate Afghan refugees residing in four different camps at Lower Dir...
Afghan refugee strategy a ‘big mistake’: UN
The head of the UN refugee programme in Afghanistan on Tuesday described its strategy in the war-wracked country since 2002 as the “biggest mistake...
‘Afghan refugees to be sent home by end of 2012 ’
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s country representative Neil Wright has assured the provincial government that Afghan refugees living in the province will...
UNHCR urges Pakistan to sign Geneva Refugee Convention
As the Geneva Refugee Convention marks its 60th anniversary, the UNHCR is encouraging countries such as a Pakistan to become signatories to the agreement.
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UNHCR asks Pakistan to sign Convention on Refugees
UNHCR Country Representative Mangesha Kebede called on the Interior Minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad on Friday and asked Pakistan to sign the 51st Convention...
