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Government starts process of camp closure in quake zone
Three refugee camps to close in April, says Government
UNHCR Afghan voluntary repatriation starts 1 March
UNHCR provides heaters, fire-safety training in relief camps
Islamabad hospital receives first orthopaedic bed from Brad Pitt and UNHCR
UNHCR boosts winterisation campaign in relief camps
UNHCR announces winter break for Afghan voluntary repatriation
Brad Pitt makes donation to Islamabad hospital aiding Pakistan quake victims
Airlift brings tonnes of UNHCR aid to remote villages
UNHCR gets $6.8 million in quake funds, needs additional $11.2 million urgently
Eid holidays notice for Afghan refugees voluntarily repatriating from Pakistan
UNHCR gives tents to new government camp in Islamabad
Japan donates US$1 million to UNHCR relief effort in Pakistan
UNHCR voluntary repatriation of Afghans from Pakistan passes 2.7 million
Afghan voluntary repatriation from Pakistan passes 400,000
Tripartite Agreement ensures voluntary repatriation of Afghans from Pakistan
125 Afghan families leave Attock for Afghanistan
UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation of Afghans Accelerates from Pakistan's Tribal Areas
Japan contributes US $ 2 million to support UNHCR in Pakistan

FATA refugee camps to close
UNHCR facilitates voluntary repatriation of Afghans from Gujranwala
UNHCR voluntary repatriation of Afghans from Pakistan passes 2.5 million
UNHCR helps more than 10 percent of Karachi's Afghan population to repatriate this year
North Waziristan refugee camps close: 85 percent choose repatriation
Government and UNHCR closing two refugee camps in Balochistan
UNHCR to assist 83 percent of North Waziristan camp population to repatriate to Afghanistan
UNHCR helps repatriation from North Waziristan
UNHCR trains police trainers on International Refugee Protection
Pakistan to close refugee camps in North Waziristan
Afghan Minister for Repatriation & Refugees thanks the Government of Pakistan and UNHCR for hosting Afghans and repatriating to Afghanistan
Afghan repatriation from Pakistan passes 50,000 as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits
Pakistan, UNHCR say census counts 3 million Afghans
Afghan refugee boy dies in building collapse
UNHCR and Government of Pakistan brief donors on search for solution to Afghan presence
UNHCR dispatches tents for flood victims in Balochistan
UNHCR resumes voluntary repatriation of Afghans from Pakistan
Voluntary repatriation of Afghans to starts on 7 March
Census of Afghans in Pakistan begins on Wednesday
UNHCR's repatriation of Afghans from Pakistan resumes 7 March
Pilot-test on 14 February for census of Afghans in Pakistan
Preparations for Afghan census by Pakistan and UNHCR proceed quickly
UNHCR and Government of Pakistan agree on census of Afghans in Pakistan
UNHCR suspending Afghan repatriation until March
UNHCR and UNAIDS sign three-year cooperation agreement
UN Volunteers with UNHCR attending international conference in Islamabad on volunteerism
UNHCR facilitated voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from Balochistan passes 120,000
Plan Pakistan donates medicines for Afghan refugees
UNHCR helps the only women's hospital in Balochistan
UNHCR suspends refugee returns during Afghan election
UNHCR announces end of Chaman refugee camps
UNHCR closing two Iris Verification Centres
UNHCR says no refugees opt for relocation from Chaman to Mohammed Kheil
UNHCR completes repatriation from Pakistan's "new" camps
UNHCR completing repatriation of Afghans from "new" refugee camps
More than 300,000 Afghans leave Pakistan in 2004 under UNHCR repatriation programme
Last Afghan refugee leaving Bassu camp in NWFP on Wednesday
More than 250,000 Afghans return from Pakistan under Voluntary Repatriation Programme
UNHCR facilitates 30,000 Afghan refugees to return from Sindh
Emergency airlift of 16,100 tents from Pakistan to Chad
UNHCR sends teams to help refugees repatriate from new camps in NWFP
UNHCR completing airlift of Pakistani-made tents to Chad
UNHCR and its partners give runaway Afghan children a happy ending
UNHCR buys Pakistani tents, airlifts them to Chad
The 10th annual distribution of gifts from Japanese Girl Scouts to Afghan refugee children
Pakistan, Afghanistan and UNHCR mark the repatriation of 100,000 Afghans from Pakistan
Two million Afghans return from Pakistan: landmark in UNHCR's largest voluntary repatriation programme
UNHCR facilitates 13,000 Afghan refugees to return from Balochistan
UNHCR assists 1,151 Afghan refugees to voluntarily return from camps in northern Pakistan
UNHCR head announces closing of "new" refugee camps in Pakistan
UN Refugee Agency refutes news items
More than 50,000 Afghans leave Pakistan under UNHCR repatriation programme
United Nations, Embassies remember victims of Rwandan genocide
Group of 63 Afghan refugee families leave Karachi for Afghanistan
More than 30,000 Afghans leave Pakistan under UNHCR repatriation programme in March
Final Statement on Tripartite Commission meeting on Afghans in Pakistan
UNHCR helps more than 3,000 Afghans to repatriate from Karachi in March
Statement on Tripartite Commission meeting on Afghans in Pakistan
Tripartite Commission on Afghans in Pakistan convenes in Islamabad
UNHCR closing Shalman Refugee Camp on Sunday
UNHCR expands Afghan repatriation programme
UNHCR says relocation from Shalman proceeding smoothly
UNHCR begins relocating Afghans from isolated refugee camp
UNHCR starts closing refugee camp near Khyber Pass
UNHCR starts repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan
UNHCR refugee convoy cancelled when road blocked
UNHCR Afghan voluntary repatriation starts 2 March
UNHCR donates tents for Pakistan earthquake victims
New Representative of UNHCR in Pakistan
Afghan refugee camp to close: nearly half prefer repatriation over relocation
UNHCR resuming voluntary Afghan repatriation from Pakistan in March
UNHCR issues birth certificates to Afghan refugees
South Asia Declaration calls on governments to strengthen refugee protection
Entrance Exam for Afghan universities
South Asian meeting in Islamabad on refugee issues
DAFI Scholarship Programme a great help for Afghan refugee students in Pakistan to continue studies
UNHCR to move Afghan refugees from Shalman Camp next March
STATEMENT ON "TRIPARTITE COMMISSION MEETING" BY UNHCR
UNHCR temporarily closing Afghan repatriation centres in Pakistan
Afghan repatriation from Pakistan passes 1.9 million
UNHCR, Pakistan praise Save the Children, Sweden for 20 years support
Nansen Award Winners condemn Tonelli murder
Major donors see UNHCR activities first-hand
UNHCR passes 200,000 mark in returnee iris testing
UNHCR and Pakistani University in Refugee Law Course
UNHCR honours Rotary International for aiding Afghan refugees
UNHCR - UNICEF to collaborate further for refugees in Pakistan
UNHCR helps 300,000 Afghans return from Pakistan
UNHCR closing Chaman Iris Center, using mobile team
UNHCR closes makeshift refugee camp on Pakistan border
Makeshift refugee camp on Pakistan border closing
UNHCR relocates 3,651 Afghan refugees, increases pace
Japanese Girl Scouts give "Peace Packs" to Afghan children
UNHCR repatriation of Afghan refugees is completely voluntary
Afghan refugees head to new sites in Afghanistan and Pakistan
UNHCR to Start Closing Afghan camp on 30 June
Number of Afghan Refugees Returning Surges Past 100,000
A group of 490 Uzbek Afghan refugees returns to Afghanistan
NARA-UNHCR Agreement Guarantees Refugee Rights
First Meeting of Tripartite Commission on Afghan Refugees
UNHCR opens new iris test centre in Peshawar
Afghan Minister Sees Pakistani Aid to Refugees - 11th Dec 2002
UNHCR Distributes 160,000 Blankets as Cold Endangers Afghan Refugees - 10th Dec 2002
UNHCR has completed its Re-registration of Afghan Refugee Camps in NWFP Pakistan- 6th December
UNHCR Donates 500 Tents to House Victims of Earthquakes in Northern Pakistan- 05th December
Re-registration of Afghan Refugees -29th Nov 2002
Afghanistan, Pakistan And UNHCR Agreeo on a Framework For Voluntary Repatriation -23th October 2002
UNHCR Tests Iris Recognition Technology For Afghan Repatriation -01st October 2002
Food Distribution To Afghan Refugee By Nicha Association In Barkelle Camp, NWFP - 25th Dec 2002

Relief Goods Worth USD 41,274 Are Distributed To Afghan Refugee Children In Barkelle Camp, NWFP -17th September 2002
Afghans Stranded At Pakistani Border Moved To New Camp -15th August 2002
Shell Pakistan Supplies Drinking Water to Afghan Refugees- 07th August 2002
UNHCR shows new camp to Afghans stranded at Pakistan border - 06th August 2002
Some Afghans stranded at Pakistani border ready to move into Afghanistan -16 July 2002