relief

Squalid Jalozai camp in Pakistan

UN agency welcomes closure of squalid Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan

12 February 2002
The final convoy of Afghans left the Jalozai refugee camp in Pakistan today, marking the close of the notoriously squalid site – a move that was immediately hailed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
WHO staffers coordinate dispatch of medical supplies

UN health agency dispatches 300 tonnes of medical supplies to aid Afghans

11 February 2002
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched 300 tonnes of medicines and supplies to help 3 million people survive winter in Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the agency said today.

Afghanistan: preparations for organized repatriation moving forward, UNHCR says

8 February 2002
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said that preparations in Iran and Pakistan for the organized repatriation of Afghans were going forward, although for the moment the agency was not encouraging people to return.

Avalanche near Kabul traps 20 cars, UN reports

6 February 2002
An avalanche near a tunnel connecting Kabul with the northern part of Afghanistan has trapped about 20 vehicles, a United Nations spokesman said today.

UN refugee agency gears up for returns of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan

5 February 2002
As spontaneous returns of Afghans to their home areas from neighbouring countries gained momentum, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said it was ready to begin helping as many as 250,000 over the next two to three months on their journey back.

WFP announces $285 million plan for Afghanistan relief, reconstruction

5 February 2002
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it would launch a $285 million programme to provide immediate relief as well as support for the long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan following three years of crippling drought and 23 years of devastating conflict.

Afghanistan: UN reports modest security improvement in Kandahar

31 January 2002
Kandahar, a city in the troubled southern region of Afghanistan, has seen modest improvements in its security situation, United Nations relief officials said today.

WFP chief arrives in Afghanistan to review food agency's aid operations

29 January 2002
The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) arrived in Kabul today for a three-day visit to Afghanistan to review the agency's relief operations in a country devastated by years of war and drought.

Afghanistan: despite insecurity, UN staff presence is growing

23 January 2002
Despite continued insecurity in rural areas of Afghanistan, the United Nations now has more than 100 international aid workers inside the country at each of its regional offices, UN officials said today.

UN food convoy held up at gunpoint in northern Afghanistan

17 January 2002
Gunmen have attacked a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy in northern Afghanistan, taking the relief aid and beating the drivers, a spokesman for the agency said today.