UNHCR reports that at least 1,288 Afghans, including 1,152 refugees and asylum seekers, were deported this summer.
UNHCR also confirmed a reduction in cash assistance for Afghans living in Pakistan due to declining donor contributions.
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.
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...
Many returnees arrive with very few belongings; some are exhausted, traumatized, or in need of urgent assistance.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has deployed international female staff to its encashment centre in Kabul after Afghan women staff were barred from working under instructions...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that it has suspended its activities at encashment centers for returnees across Afghanistan due to the...
Pakistan hosts more than 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees, while Iran is home to even larger numbers.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that the arrest of Afghan refugees in Pakistan increased during August this year. The agency added...
Both sides emphasized the need for additional time to enable refugees to move their belongings and return voluntarily and with dignity.
Pakistani authorities have said that Islamabad wants all Afghan nationals to leave except for those who have valid visas.
Currently, around 1.4 million Afghan PoR cardholders remain in Pakistan, OCHA reported.
Human rights observers and refugee advocates have raised concerns regarding the legality and humanitarian impact of the campaign.
The proposal was made during a high-level meeting in Tehran between Iranian Interior Minister and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The two sides reviewed the current level of cooperation between the Iranian government and the UNHCR, with a focus on repatriation strategies and support for returnees.
UNHCR says it will reach only 45,000 women in 2025, less than half the number it served last year.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi arrived in Kabul on Saturday amid a record surge in returns of Afghan refugees from neighboring countries. Grandi was...
Up to 11.6 million refugees are in danger of losing access to humanitarian assistance due to cuts in foreign aid by donor nations, the United Nations...
The killing has sparked widespread outrage on social media and renewed concerns over violence targeting Afghan migrants in Iran.
