Afghans

Afghans want end to militia-imposed 'sexual apartheid,' official tells UN rights panel

15 August 2001
Addressing a United Nations human rights panel in Geneva, a representative of the Government of Afghanistan today called for an end to the "sexual apartheid" which he said had been imposed by militias in the country.

Thousands of Afghans seeking refugee status in Pakistan register with UN agency

14 August 2001
Afghans have been coming forward in increasing numbers to register at two screening centres in northwest Pakistan, which will later determine whether they are granted refugee status or must return home, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today.

Millions of Afghans face starvation as crops fail, UN agencies warn

8 June 2001
Millions of people are facing starvation in Afghanistan, where the food supply has been undermined by the combined effects of consecutive droughts and a crumbling economy, according to a special alert released today by two United Nations food agencies.
Ruud Lubbers

UN refugee official to hold high-level meetings in Pakistan on plight of Afghans

4 May 2001
The top United Nations refugee official is in Pakistan today where he is to meet with high-level officials and tour areas hosting refugees from neighbouring Afghanistan in a bid to improve the relief effort in the region.

UN refugee agency awaits full access to Afghans in rain-soaked camps

3 April 2001
Humanitarian Aid

The United Nations refugee agency reported today that it was still awaiting full access to tens of thousands of Afghans encamped in a makeshift site in Pakistan, where conditions have deteriorated recently under the force of heavy rains.