Tag: #AfghanRefugees
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Voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees starts today
Islamabad, August 09 (Online Int’l): The voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Afghanistan will restart today Monday. Repatriation center has been set up at Azakhel district Nowshera to register refugees who want to go back to Afghanistan. The spokesman said that the facility to register refugees at the center will be open…
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UK committed to support voluntary, dignified return of Afghan refugees from Iran, Pakistan: Envoy
LONDON, Jul 06 (APP):The United Kingdom (UK) is committed to support the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Afghan refugees from Iran and Pakistan to Afghanistan. “We welcome the work that UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) is doing in those countries to support host governments and continue to provide substantial support through IOM…
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UN urges int’l community to help Pakistan for Afghan refugees
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (APP): A U.N. spokesman has urged the international community to continue helping Pakistan, which has been shouldering the burden of caring for millions of Afghan refugees over the past 40 years. “This is not solely Pakistan’s responsibility; the international community needs to help,” Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the…
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UNHCR new project to help refugees, Pakistani communities
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13 (APP): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a new project to provide livelihood opportunities to both Afghan refugees and Pakistani communities. A spokesman of UNCHR talking to Radio Program said a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to this effect between the UN agency and Pakistan Poverty Alleviation…