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Peshawar, December 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): The first meeting of the Provincial Steering Committee for the One UN Programme II (OP II) was held in the KP Civil Secretariat in Peshawar. […]
Read More »Young refugee passionate about getting education amid economic challenges
Quetta, December 10, 2013 (PPI-OT): Niamatullah, at the age of 11 is not only struggling to maintain good grades at school but is also helping his father financially to support […]
Read More »Closure of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Voluntary Repatriation Centres during Eid-ul-fitr
Islamabad, August 07, 2013 (PPI-OT): Afghan nationals holding Proof of Registration (PoR) Cards who are planning to return home from Pakistan under the UN Refugee Agency’s voluntary repatriation programme are hereby informed that the facilitated return process will be temporarily suspended on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. The Chamkani VRC in …
Read More »United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees welcomes new strategy; calls for increased donor support
Islamabad, August 05 2013 (PPI-OT): The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed the Government of Pakistan’s decision to extend the Tripartite Agreement on Voluntary Repatriation and the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards held by Afghan refugees until the end of 2015, and called for increased donor support to Pakistan. “The Cabinet …
Read More »Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to construct 325 houses for displaced returnees in South Waziristan
Islamabad, July 08, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the UN Refugee Agency today launched a project to construct 325 two-room houses for the people of South Waziristan whose dwellings have been damaged during the law enforcement operation in Pakistan’s tribal areas. The houses will be constructed …
Read More »United Nations High Representative for Refugees inaugurates newly-constructed Refugee Affected and Hosting Area building
Islamabad, May 22, 2013 (PPI-OT): The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday inaugurated a newly-constructed Refugee Affected and Hosting Area (RAHA) Secretariat building in Islamabad. The building was constructed jointly by UNHCR and The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the facility was opened in a joint ceremony by …
Read More »Germany, United Nations Refugee Agency sign financing and project agreement worth Euro 10 Million in support of Refugee Affected and Hosting Area initiative
Islamabad, April 11, 2013 (PPI-OT): KFW Development Bank on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the UN Refugee Agency today signed a financing and project agreement worth EURO 10 Million in support of the Refugee Affected and Hosting Area (RAHA) initiative. The funding will be …
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