IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Adjustments in UNHCR voluntary return support for registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: UNHCR Islamabad’s new Helpline number is +92 304 111 1437. Please note the previous Helpline number (+92 300 501 8568) is experiencing technical issues and there may be limited connectivity on this number
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: UNHCR Sub-Office Quetta’s new Helpline number is +92 3311110237. Please note the previous Helpline numbers (+92 3330792969 and +92 333 781 9601) are experiencing technical issues and there may be limited connectivity on these numbers
The voluntary return support for registered Afghan refugees who decide to return from Pakistan and Iran to Afghanistan under UNHCR’s facilitated voluntary repatriation programme is being adjusted from 1 August 2022.
Afghan returnees who have been issued with a Voluntary Repatriation Form (VRF) at the UNHCR voluntary repatriation centres in Iran and Pakistan are eligible to receive USD 375 per person at the designated encashment centres in Afghanistan.
This adjustment is done in view of the exponential increase in transportation and living costs in host countries and inside Afghanistan, increasing inflation, and the deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
As before, the adjustment will cover transportation and reintegration costs.
However, registered Afghan refugees are reminded that any return to Afghanistan must be based on a free and informed choice.
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