NEW DELHI: The United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) workplace in South Asia has appealed for USD 620 million to assist and defend Afghan migrants in Iran and Pakistan, as per Khaama Press. The group highlighted the difficult state of affairs in Afghanistan and its neighbouring nations for the yr 2024.
A UNHCR report initiatives help for 4.8 million Afghan migrants and a pair of.5 million host group members in 2024.The report additionally mentions the worsening circumstances in Afghanistan attributable to earthquakes, pure disasters, and local weather change, resulting in the deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan.
The UNHCR emphasised the vital want for humanitarian assist to assist 23.7 million individuals, particularly ladies, ladies, and minorities, survive in Afghanistan. Iran and Pakistan at the moment host 7.7 million Afghan residents, with 1.6 million people deported to Afghanistan since 2021.
Considerations have been raised by Amnesty Worldwide and different human rights teams relating to the continuing expulsion of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, citing violations of refugee rights and worldwide legal guidelines. Amnesty Worldwide acknowledged that the repatriation plan endangers the lives of Afghan refugees, together with ladies, ladies, journalists, and human rights defenders.
Greater than half 1,000,000 migrants have been forcibly despatched again to Afghanistan since November 2023, going through extreme challenges amid a humanitarian disaster, together with a scarcity of primary requirements like shelter, meals, and healthcare. The state of affairs stays precarious for these returnees.
A UNHCR report initiatives help for 4.8 million Afghan migrants and a pair of.5 million host group members in 2024.The report additionally mentions the worsening circumstances in Afghanistan attributable to earthquakes, pure disasters, and local weather change, resulting in the deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan.
The UNHCR emphasised the vital want for humanitarian assist to assist 23.7 million individuals, particularly ladies, ladies, and minorities, survive in Afghanistan. Iran and Pakistan at the moment host 7.7 million Afghan residents, with 1.6 million people deported to Afghanistan since 2021.
Considerations have been raised by Amnesty Worldwide and different human rights teams relating to the continuing expulsion of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, citing violations of refugee rights and worldwide legal guidelines. Amnesty Worldwide acknowledged that the repatriation plan endangers the lives of Afghan refugees, together with ladies, ladies, journalists, and human rights defenders.
Greater than half 1,000,000 migrants have been forcibly despatched again to Afghanistan since November 2023, going through extreme challenges amid a humanitarian disaster, together with a scarcity of primary requirements like shelter, meals, and healthcare. The state of affairs stays precarious for these returnees.
