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Children
Nearly 6 Million Refugee Children Missed School in 2025
DID Press: UN refugee agency has warned that funding shortages are putting access to education for millions of refugee children at serious risk. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that of the 13.1 million refugee children of…
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Afghanistan
UNAMA Acting Chief Visits Afghan Returnee Process at Islam Qala
DID Press: Georgette Gagnon, the acting head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), visited western Afghanistan, including the Islam Qala border crossing, to observe the return of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan and UN efforts to support…
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Afghanistan
UK to Resume Refugee Resettlement Scheme, Prioritising Afghan Women and Palestinians
DID Press: UK is set to reopen its refugee resettlement programme, with vulnerable Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees among those expected to receive priority, according to reports citing Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Under the plan, hundreds of refugees…
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Afghanistan
UN Warns of Nearly 8 Million Afghan Returns by Year-End
DID Press: United Nations says the pace of Afghan returns from neighboring countries has accelerated, with nearly 8 million Afghans expected to return to Afghanistan by the end of this year. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih told a…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Journalist Younes Qari-Zada Reportedly Detained in Peshawar
DID Press: Pakistani police have reportedly detained Younes Qari-Zada, an Afghan journalist and human rights activist, in the northwestern city of Peshawar and transferred him to an undisclosed location, according to sources cited by Afghan media. The sources said Qari-Zada…
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Afghanistan
UN Experts Urge Pakistan to Halt Forced Returns of At-Risk Afghans
DID Press: United Nations human rights experts have urged Pakistan to halt the forced return of Afghan refugees and migrants at risk of persecution, torture or other serious harm, calling for a transparent mechanism to assess their protection needs individually…
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Afghanistan
More Than 80,000 Afghans Deported From Pakistan in 2026
DID Press: More than 80,000 Afghan nationals were arrested and subsequently deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan between January 1 and September 12, 2026, according to joint monitoring by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).…
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Afghanistan
UN Rights Chief: Situation for Afghans Is Getting Worse
DID Press: Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned that the situation for people in Afghanistan is deteriorating and accused the international community of remaining silent in the face of the crisis. Türk said the…
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Afghanistan
Nearly 6 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran and Pakistan, UN Says
DID Press: Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in less than three years, the United Nations refugee agency said, describing the scale of the movement as unprecedented in recent history. Pakistan has recently confirmed…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Refugees in Nairobi Urge Faster Resettlement Process
DID Press: Afghan refugees in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, have called on the United Nations and resettlement countries to process their cases urgently and fairly, amid growing concerns over lengthy delays. A number of Afghan refugees in Nairobi said prolonged processing…
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