ISLAMABAD,(TW News) __ As winter sets in and temperatures fall across the region, thousands of Afghans – including refugees and asylum-seekers – are returning to Afghanistan under mounting pressure, despite the country’s grave human rights and humanitarian situation. UNHCR confirmed that more than one million Afghans have returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan in 2025. “In...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) __ UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Peshawar Zalmi have entered a strategic partnership and have called for greater compassion towards Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, urging that the situation of Afghan refugees be seen through a humanitarian lens. Peshawar Zalmi is the leading franchise of Pakistan Super League (PSL) cricket championship, which...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) __ Participants at a national education workshop called upon education actors in Pakistan to work together to scale-up Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs) to provide education for disadvantaged, over-age, out-of-school children and youth, who missed out on or had their education interrupted. Jointly organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Japan International Cooperation...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) – Wrapping up a three-day visit, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for a bolstering of efforts towards longer-term solutions for Afghans in Pakistan, and support for their host communities. Grandi visited Peshawar and Haripur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, meeting with Afghan refugees in urban settings as well as...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) __ UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Thursday lauded the people and government of Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees for over four decades and called for protecting those seeking safety in Pakistan. UNHCR acknowledged that as Pakistan has been facing its own challenges, the country’s generosity must be matched with international responsibility-sharing. World Refugee...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) __ The Republic of Korea Tuesday marked the contribution of one million dollars, aimed at bolstering UNHCR’s response in supporting Afghan refugees and their host communities in Pakistan. This one-year project focuses on livelihoods assistance, prevention and response to gender-based violence, community-based protection and updating of critical identity documentation, benefitting more than 125,000...
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