Living amid ruins, Afghans get help to build shelters
Afghanistan’s shortage of decent and affordable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing millions of displaced and returning refugees. A new project is offering some a solution. By Hannah Macdonald and Mohammad Haroon Afghanistan’s shortage of decent and...
UNHCR urges investment in Afghan displacement situation to achieve a decade of hope not despair
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for targeted investments inside Afghanistan...
Refugees and their host communities in India hard hit by coronavirus lockdown
Life was already a struggle for many of the 40,276 refugees registered with UNHCR in India, but the coronavirus pandemic has made their survival even more precarious. By Vatsal Raj in New Delhi, India Nezamudden Linn, a 44-year-old Rohingya refugee who arrived in...