The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office inaugurated a special residential centre for Iraqi refugees in the southern Armenian village of Darbnik, located in Ararat Marz province. The building, a former agricultural college provided to UNHCR Office by the government. It was rehabilitated by UNHCR Office implementing partner, YMCA/Shelter. Other partners involved in the project were the telecoms company VivaCell-MTS and the United States Embassy. (Read More)

People displaced by the upsurge in fighting in Pakistan´s Swat Valley and Lower Dir and Buner districts have found shelter with host families and communal buildings such as schools in the North West Frontier Province. Since the number of displaced continues to rise, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office is seeking to ease the congestion by expanding camps. In addition, it is exploring the possibility of providing shelter kits for the displaced people living in rural areas. The project is a joint effort between UNHCR, UN Habitat, World Vision, Norwegian Refugees Council, Catholic Relief Services and Relief International.

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