South-West Asia
Operational information on the South-West Asia subregion is presented below. A summary of this can also be downloaded in PDF format. This subregion covers the following countries:
Subregion: South-West Asia
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Budgets and Expenditure in Subregion South-West Asia
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2016
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People of Concern - 2016
[["Refugees",2391766],["Asylum-seekers",5075],["IDPs",2246507],["Returned IDPs",704370],["Returned refugees",383969],["Others of concern",114221]]Loading ...
The overview of the 2016 report for this subregion will be uploaded and available shortly.
| 626 | Number of personnel (international and national) |
| 16 | Number of offices |
| 5,345,485 | Estimated number of people of concern (PoC) |
| 345.1 million | Overall funding requirements in USD (ExCom-approved 2016 budget) |
Operational Environment and Strategy
The Afghan situation remains the largest protracted situation involving refugees under UNHCR’s mandate, with some 2.6 million registered Afghan refugees hosted in over 70 countries. The vast majority (approximately 95 per cent) of Afghan refugees are hosted in two countries – the Islamic Republics of Iran and Pakistan.
While more than 55,000 Afghan refugees, mostly from Pakistan, have returned in 2015, the situation in Afghanistan is likely to remain challenging in 2016. Afghans continue to seek asylum outside the country, including in Europe. Ongoing instability has also contributed to the rising number of internally displaced people (IDPs), which has reached over 1 million.
The Afghan National Unity Government has prioritized the pursuit of durable solutions for its displaced population. Regional coordination between the Governments of Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Pakistan has been strengthened through the development of a common approach to finding solutions for Afghan refugees. In 2015 complementary plans have been developed to support the voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of Afghan refugees, as well as to ensure continued protection arrangements for them in the host countries. The regional Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees to Support Voluntary Repatriation, Sustainable Reintegration and Assistance to Host Countries (SSAR), developed by the Governments of the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan together with UNHCR, remains the main vehicle for furthering these efforts which will require strong support in 2016, in particular by development actors.
Response and Implementation
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, in 2016 UNHCR will advocate with the Government to enhance protection of refugees in the country and facilitate durable solutions, including collaboration on safeguards related to alternative stay arrangements. The Office will pursue a community-based approach to assist the most vulnerable refugees who may not be currently benefiting from assistance, and to ensure full participation of people of concern in decisions that will affect their lives.
In 2016, UNHCR’s strategy for its operations in Pakistan will revolve around three key priorities: 1) durable solutions to resolve the protracted refugee situation; 2) protection and assistance for people of concern; and 3) enhanced partnerships and collaboration to achieve these objectives. Within these broad themes, UNHCR will focus on core activities in support of the Government of Pakistan’s strategy for the management of Afghan refugees being developed under the SSAR, with the overall objective is supporting sustainable return to and reintegration in Afghanistan, while maintaining asylum space in Pakistan.
In Pakistan, military operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which started in 2014, are ongoing. There are currently 1.2 million IDPs, although more than 600,000 have returned home since March 2015 when the Government of Pakistan started to implement large-scale return operations in Khyber Agency, South Waziristan and North Waziristan.
2016 Budget and Expenditure in South-West Asia | USD
| Operation | Pillar 1 Refugee programme |
Pillar 2 Stateless programme |
Pillar 3 Reintegration projects |
Pillar 4 IDP projects |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Budget Expenditure | 187,894,489 174,624,654 | 0 0 | 42,006,524 12,483,649 | 29,332,852 10,713,604 | 259,233,865 197,821,907 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | Budget Expenditure | 76,765,380 36,211,779 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 76,765,380 36,211,779 |
| Pakistan | Budget Expenditure | 68,048,813 31,686,528 | 234,630 150,996 | 50,342,629 16,564,281 | 18,726,284 6,323,956 | 137,352,356 54,725,760 |
| Total | Budget Expenditure | 332,708,683 242,522,961 | 234,630 150,996 | 92,349,153 29,047,930 | 48,059,136 17,037,560 | 473,351,601 288,759,447 |
2016 Voluntary Contributions to South-West Asia | USD
| Earmarking / Donor | Pillar 1 Refugee programme |
Pillar 3 Reintegration projects |
Pillar 4 IDP projects |
All pillars |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-West Asia overall | |||||
| Japan | 916,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 916,506 |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26,539 | 26,539 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,414,293 | 2,414,293 |
| Private donors in Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530,786 | 530,786 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,767,826 | 1,767,826 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,972,387 | 1,972,387 |
| United States of America | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70,400,000 | 70,400,000 |
| South-West Asia overall subtotal | 916,506 | 0 | 0 | 77,111,830 | 78,028,336 |
| Afghanistan | |||||
| Australia | 2,100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,100,000 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,123,596 | 1,123,596 |
| Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) | 2,619,652 | 0 | 2,674,997 | 0 | 5,294,649 |
| Denmark | 2,936,313 | 3,367,987 | 0 | 0 | 6,304,300 |
| European Union | 3,547,817 | 861,292 | 1,316,252 | 0 | 5,725,361 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,027,235 | 3,027,235 |
| Germany | 3,397,508 | 3,015,873 | 2,123,142 | 0 | 8,536,524 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,098,901 | 1,098,901 |
| Japan | 3,569,892 | 430,108 | 0 | 0 | 4,000,000 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33,632 | 33,632 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 558,659 | 558,659 |
| Norway | 0 | 1,880,201 | 1,070,000 | 0 | 2,950,201 |
| Private donors in Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 358 |
| Private donors in Germany | 0 | 563,698 | 0 | 0 | 563,698 |
| Private donors in Japan | 378,545 | 0 | 59,713 | 0 | 438,258 |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 3,200,000 | 1,800,000 | 0 | 5,000,000 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 504,541 | 0 | 504,541 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,195,122 | 12,195,122 |
| United States of America | 24,738,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24,738,000 |
| Afghanistan subtotal | 43,287,728 | 13,319,158 | 9,548,644 | 18,037,503 | 84,193,033 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | |||||
| Czech Republic | 103,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103,778 |
| Denmark | 1,599,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,599,794 |
| European Union | 7,206,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,206,013 |
| France | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300,000 |
| Germany | 3,382,187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,382,187 |
| Japan | 3,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,000,000 |
| Norway | 767,052 | 0 | 0 | 599,520 | 1,366,573 |
| Private donors in Islamic Republic of Iran | 8,799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,799 |
| Private donors in Japan | 481,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 481,500 |
| Private donors in Qatar | 1,564,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,564,984 |
| Republic of Korea | 8,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,000,000 |
| Russian Federation | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran subtotal | 26,514,107 | 0 | 0 | 599,520 | 27,113,627 |
| Pakistan | |||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,247,191 | 2,247,191 |
| Common Humanitarian Fund Sudan | 0 | 0 | 277,401 | 0 | 277,401 |
| Denmark | 1,104,719 | 1,421,271 | 0 | 0 | 2,525,990 |
| European Union | 3,823,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,823,477 |
| Germany | 3,068,783 | 4,126,268 | 0 | 0 | 7,195,051 |
| Japan | 3,170,000 | 0 | 830,000 | 0 | 4,000,000 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 549,451 | 549,451 |
| Norway | 1,770,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,770,120 |
| Private donors in Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,134 | 1,134 |
| Private donors in Qatar | 1,847,243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,847,243 |
| Private donors in Saudi Arabia | 99,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99,973 |
| Private donors in Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Private donors in the Netherlands | 1,302,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,302,833 |
| Private donors in the Republic of Korea | 5,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,965 |
| Private donors in the United States of America | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,224,440 | 1,224,440 |
| Switzerland | 508,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 508,130 |
| UNAIDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53,500 | 53,500 |
| United States of America | 3,000,000 | 5,331,000 | 3,531,000 | 0 | 11,862,000 |
| Pakistan subtotal | 19,701,404 | 10,878,539 | 4,638,401 | 4,075,734 | 39,294,078 |
| Total | 90,419,744 | 24,197,697 | 14,187,045 | 99,824,587 | 228,629,074 |