During the meeting, the UNDP delegation proposed forming a joint committee with the ministry to improve coordination and accelerate responses to the challenges facing returnees.
Germany’s Interior Ministry has said fewer than 100 Afghans waiting in Pakistan to resettle in Germany have accepted the government’s offer of financial compensation in exchange...
UNHCR also confirmed a reduction in cash assistance for Afghans living in Pakistan due to declining donor contributions.
Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi on Sunday...
De Bont and a UNHCR representative visited migrant service centers in Tehran, where Iranian officials outlined human-centered policies focused on employment, dignity, and empowerment for refugees.
Germany’s federal states have unanimously backed Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt in his push to resume deportations to Afghanistan and Syria. At a meeting of the Conference...
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner confirmed the deportation and said more are planned.
EU confirms contact with Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan over migrant returns
According to official figures, more than 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have returned to Afghanistan through the Dogharoun crossing since the start of Iran’s calendar year...
The countries urged the European Commission to place the return of Afghans at the top of its migration agenda and to begin discussions with the IEA...
UNHCR also raised alarm over the impact on women and girls, noting that they risk being sent back to a country where their rights to work...
Van Bossuyt plans to raise the issue at an upcoming informal European migration meeting in Munich, where several EU countries will be represented.
Many returnees arrive with very few belongings; some are exhausted, traumatized, or in need of urgent assistance.
Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, has confirmed he wants to deport women asylum seekers back to the Islamic Emirate-run Afghanistan if he...
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has developed a new national strategy aimed at reducing the motivation for migration. The initiative was highlighted by Minister Mawlawi...
Pakistan hosts more than 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees, while Iran is home to even larger numbers.
WFP said it has provided emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 returnees at border points, with vital support from donors.
UNICEF also appealed to donor countries to increase funding for humanitarian programs supporting returnees, with a focus on women and children.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced that border controls and deportation flights to Afghanistan and Syria will continue beyond September. Former German Interior Minister Nancy...
Germany has suspended its voluntary humanitarian visa programs, according to an announcement by the country’s interior ministry on Thursday. The move follows recent controversy surrounding Germany’s...
