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Registered Afghan Refugees in Pakistan JSON 
1,420,673
Source - UNHCR 
Households
210,465
Last updated 18 Mar 2020
Source - UNHCR
Note: Registered Afghans are those who have a valid Proof of Registration (PoR) cards issued by Government of Pakistan Registration Authority (NADRA).
Afghan Refugees Facilitated for Voluntary Repatriation (2002 - 2018) JSON 
4,380,428
Last updated 02 Dec 2019
Source - UNHCR 
Afghan Refugees Facilitated for Voluntary Repatriation in 2019 JSON 
6,220
Last updated 30 Nov 2019
Source - UNHCR 

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Out of the above figure 6,035 are entitled for cash assistance, remaining 185 received cash assistance in the past.


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Afghan Refugee Population in Pakistan since 2002 JSON 
Voluntary Repatriation of Afghan Refugees from Pakistan since 2002 JSON 
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    Afghan Refugees by Location
    Afghan Refugees by Location
    Afghan Refugees by Age-Gender JSON 
    Source - UNHCR
    Pakistan Funding (As of January) (2020)
    $34,995,268
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 31 January 2020 (5 months ago)
    Afghan Refugees per Province JSON 
    Location name Source Data date Population
    Azad Jammu & Kashmir UNHCR 18 Mar 2020
      0.3%     		4,302
    Balochistan UNHCR 18 Mar 2020
      22.9%     		325,395
    Gilgit-Baltistan UNHCR 18 Mar 2020
      0.0%     		5
    Islamabad UNHCR 18 Mar 2020
      2.4%     		34,462
    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa UNHCR 18 Mar 2020
      58.1%     		824,904
    Punjab UNHCR 18 Mar 2020
      11.7%     		166,715
    Sindh UNHCR 18 Mar 2020
      4.6%     		64,890

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    Pakistan: Islamabad: A meeting of the Friends of the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees was convened by the Ambassador of Germany to Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Bernhard Schlagheck, on 24 June 2020. The following issues were discussed: UNHCR Pakistan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Refugee Forum, the Refugee Summit Islamabad, as well as the Support Platform for the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees and its forthcoming Portfolio of Projects.
    26 Jun 2020
    Pakistan: Islamabad: UNHCR organized a number of virtual activities to mark the annual World Refugee Day on 20 June. Among them was a special virtual event convened on 19 June to commemorate the courage and resilience of refugees and host communities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic “on the front lines”. Multimedia content specifically tailored to mark this day was featured and shared on social media channels.
    26 Jun 2020
    Pakistan: Islamabad: The emergency cash programme for vulnerable refugee families during the COVID-19 pandemic continued to be rolled out across Pakistan, with the support of the Government of Pakistan and in collaboration with the Pakistan Post. Both urban areas and refugee villages were covered.
    26 Jun 2020
    Pakistan: Islamabad: UNHCR’s global coronavirus emergency appeal amounted to $255 million as of 31 March 2020. Of this amount, the requirements for Pakistan come to $5.7 million.
    01 Apr 2020
    Pakistan: Islamabad: UNHCR donated five fully equipped ambulances to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ambulances will be deployed to the districts of Haripur, Kohat, Mardan, Peshawar and Swabi.
    01 Apr 2020
    Pakistan: Islamabad: UNHCR dispatched core relief items in support of the Government of Pakistan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief items include medical supplies and sanitation products such as sanitary clothes, soap and disinfectants.
    01 Apr 2020
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    Global Focus is UNHCR’s main operational reporting portal for donors and other key partners. This site provides an overview of the protection risks that refugees and other populations of concern to UNHCR face across the world, as well as regularly updated information about the organization’s programmes, operations, financial requirements, funding levels and donor contributions.
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