Refugees
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Afghanistan
UNICEF Seeks $520M to Support Returning Afghan Migrants
DID Press: UNICEF has requested $520 million in international assistance to respond to the growing needs of returning Afghan migrants, according to officials in Afghanistan. The announcement followed a meeting between UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, Tajudeen Oyewale, and Qari Din…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Refugee Children in Pakistan Struggle to Access Education
DID Press: Thousands of Afghan refugee children in Pakistan are being deprived of formal education due to lack of identity documents and school registration papers, according to new reports. Official figures show that only around 28 percent of Afghan refugee…
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Afghanistan
UN-Habitat Raises Alarm Over Afghanistan’s Returnee Crisis
DID Press: UN-Habitat has warned that the growing return of Afghan migrants is intensifying Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis and placing additional strain on the country’s already limited resources. Speaking at the session titled “Housing for Return After Crisis: Delivering Sustainable Solutions”…
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Afghanistan
Fazlur Rehman: Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy Has Failed
DID Press: Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, has stated that Pakistan’s decades-long policy toward Afghanistan has failed and has contributed to growing mistrust between the two countries. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi on Wednesday (May…
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Afghanistan
Former US Officials Call to Stop Afghan Refugee Transfer to Congo
DID Press: A group of former US civilian and military officials has called for the cancellation of a reported plan to transfer Afghan refugees from a detention facility in Qatar to the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging Washington to uphold…
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Afghanistan
IOM: Pressure on Afghan Migrants in Pakistan Remains High
DID Press: International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that Afghan migrants in Pakistan continue to face significant pressure, with returns—both voluntary and forced—remaining ongoing amid worsening living conditions. In a new report, the agency said that more than 174,000…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Deports Over 5,000 Afghan Migrants as Repatriation Wave Continues
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have deported more than 5,000 Afghan migrants, sending them back to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, according to officials. The Taliban-run High Commission for Migrant Affairs said a total of 5,126 Afghan…
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Afghanistan
Hundreds of Afghan Migrants Return After Release from Pakistani Prisons
DID Press: Hundreds of Afghan migrants detained in Pakistan over documentation-related issues have returned to Afghanistan after being released from detention facilities and crossing through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings. According to available information, a total of 561…
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Afghanistan
Taliban, UN Stress Support for Afghan Refugees
DID Press: Taliban officials and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have emphasized the need for stronger protection and support for Afghan refugees amid growing concerns over their conditions in neighboring countries. During a meeting in Kabul, Abdul Wasi,…
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Government
UN Committee Warns Trump’s Rhetoric Fuels Migrant Rights Violations in US
DID Press: United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has warned that racist and inflammatory remarks by Donald Trump and other political figures are contributing to growing violations of the rights of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in…
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