Operations

2016 Plan Summary

More than 50,000 Afghan refugees voluntarily repatriated from Pakistan in the first eight months of 2015. The nationwide Proof of Registration card renewal exercise was completed in February 2015 and the extension of the card’s validity beyond December 2015 is currently under review by the Government of Pakistan.
 
In 2016, UNHCR will continue to support access to free primary education for some 76,000 refugee children in refugee villages, with particular efforts to increase girls’ enrolment and retention rates, including through the operation of home-based schools. With basic health units (BHUs) having provided services to nearly 580,000 patients in 2014 and over 320,000 patients in the first eight months of 2015, UNHCR will now implement its new health strategy aiming at gradually mainstreaming refugees into the national health care system.
 
The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA) platform will remain a priority as a burden-sharing mechanism for maintaining asylum space and enhancing community acceptance of refugees in peaceful co-existence. Projects in the sectors of health, infrastructure, livelihoods, water and sanitation, education and social protection will continue to be implemented across the country, benefitting both Afghan refugees and their host communities.
 
UNHCR will continue to support activities for people internally displaced in Pakistan as part of the inter-agency response, leading the protection, camp coordination and camp management, and shelter clusters. In-camp services will be provided to the most vulnerable members of this population. Protection monitoring and the operation of help desks will be pursued to detect protection challenges, provide information and facilitate civil registration and documentation. UNHCR is supporting the voluntary return of internally displaced people to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), including through the provision of basic reintegration support.>