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04 January 2022  |  Source: UNHCR
Pakistan concludes 'drive' to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees

UNHCR commends the Government of Pakistan for its country-wide campaign to verify and update the data of some 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees...

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16 December 2021  |  Source: UNHCR
Displaced families in Kabul caught in downward spiral

Months after fleeing to Afghanistan’s capital, aid is the only lifeline for many displaced families trying to survive a winter of soaring unemployment and food costs...

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06 December 2021  |  Source: MADE51
Chloe x MADE51: Celebrating Afghan Heritage & Skills

Starting with Chloé's '22 Spring/Summer collection, Chloé is engaging refugee women to produce components that are incorporated into their products...

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03 December 2021  |  Source: UNHCR
UNHCR highlights urgent needs of forcibly displaced in Afghanistan as winter bites

UNHCR is appealing for much more support amid acute and rising humanitarian needs for 3.5 million people displaced by conflict inside Afghanistan...

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18 November 2021  |  Source: UNHCR
UNHCR urges Tajikistan to halt returns of Afghans at risk

UNHCR is alarmed at the deportation of Afghan asylum-seekers by the Tajik authorities this week. 11 men, women and children were forcibly returned to Afghanistan...

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18 November 2021  |  Source: UNHCR
EU visits Afghan refugees in Iran

The European Commission’s humanitarian branch visited Iran over the last ten days, in order to obtain a first-hand and updated understanding of the context...

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16 November 2021  |  Source: UNHCR
UNHCR report charts progress against Global Compact on Refugees

A new report released today by UNHCR shows how far the international community has come since it called for the development of a new international framework...

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02 November 2021  |  Source: UNHCR
Amid COVID disruptions, Afghan refugee women are stepping forward into business

In Pakistan, enterprising Afghan refugee women are stepping forward to support their families, learn skills and run small businesses...

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02 November 2021  |  Source: UNHCR
UNHCR begins airlifting aid to Kabul

A plane carrying winter relief from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai is landing this afternoon in Kabul, Afghanistan...

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