UPDATE on RETURN of AFGHAN REFUGEES from PAKISTAN Update No
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UPDATE ON RETURN OF AFGHAN REFUGEES FROM PAKISTAN Update no. 9: 20 November – 26 November 2016 TRENDS The number of returning Afghan refugees continued to decrease over the week, KEY FIGURES with a total of 907 refugees arriving in Afghanistan during the reporting period. This was a reduction of 79 per cent compared to the previous week. (as of 26 November 2016) An average of just under 100 Afghan refugees departed from Pakistan daily 371,960 during the reporting period. While over 57,900 returns have been recorded in Afghanistan in November to date, the number of scheduled returns from Refugees already Pakistan are decreasing each day (see chart overleaf on weekly return trends). returned in 2016 During the winter months (from December–March 2017), Voluntary - 369,580 (99.3%) from Pakistan Repatriation Centres (VRCs) in Pakistan will be used as Proof of Registration Card - 2,213 (0.6%) from the Islamic Republic Monitoring (PCM) centres, in order to record birth registrations or modify PoR of Iran cards. - 167 from other countries On 22 November, UNHCR visited the Torkham border to observe returns, as well as to meet with authorities and key stakeholders in the area to enhance 907 coordination. refugees returned in the reporting period On 23 November, the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan approved the extension of PoR cards until 31 December 2017. Further recommendations related to the More than management of Afghans residing in Pakistan are expected to be reviewed at the 390,000 next Cabinet meeting. refugees expected to return in 2016 On 26 November, on the margins of the UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani met and confirmed the need for continued $400 engagement for the coordination of smooth, safe and dignified repatriation of Repatriation cash grant per person as of Afghan refugees and their sustainable integration in Afghanistan. 23 June NEEDS MOST URGENT In response to the number of Afghan refugees returning from PakistanUNHCR FINANCIAL NEEDS revised its initial Supplementary Appeal1 to include additional financial requirements. The revised appeal also includes the needs of vulnerable $181.2 million returnees, IDPs and host communities over the winter months. Required to support the repatriation and reintegration of Afghan refugees from With the prospect of a harsh winter to come, UNHCR is prepared to support up Pakistan, and provide winterization to 25,000 households—IDPs, returnees and vulnerable local residents—in assistance. Afghanistan through cash assistance (between $1002 and $300 per household) and provision of non-food relief items. Earmarked SWA donors: Australia, Canada, Denmark, European Union, Finland, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, private donors in Japan, United States of America Donors of unrestricted and regional funds in 2016: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Japan, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, and 1 Supplementary Appeal dated 28 October 2016 http://reporting.unhcr.org/node/15676 private donors in Italy, Japan, the Republic 2 All dollar signs in this document denote United States dollars. of Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the USA 1 UNHCR Update no. 98 on Return Trends to Afghanistan Weekly return trend from Pakistan - 03 Jul - 26 Nov 45,000 40,000 2016 35,000 2015 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 - 03 Jul - 09 -Jul 09 03 Jul -Jul 16 10 Jul -Jul 23 17 Jul -Jul 30 24 Jul 31Jul - 06 Aug - 06 31Jul 7 Aug - 13 Aug 13 - 7 Aug 02 Oct -Oct 08 02 Oct -Oct 15 09 Oct -Oct 22 16 Oct -Oct 29 23 Oct 25 Sep - 01 Oct 01 - 25 Sep 04 Sep - 10 Sep 10 - 04 Sep Sep 17 - 11 Sep Sep 24 - 18 Sep 30 Oct -Nov 05 30 Oct 28 Aug - 03 Sep 03 - 28 Aug 14 Aug - 20 Aug 20 - 14 Aug Aug 27 - 21 Aug 06 Nov - 12 Nov - 12 06 Nov Nov - 19 13 Nov Nov - 26 20 Nov *In the first 6 months of 2016, some 6,900 Afghan refugees returned from Pakistan Weekly return trends from Pakistan in September - November 2016 Date Individuals Weekly % Date Individuals Weekly % 18 Sep – 24 Sep 22,304 + 668.8% 23 Oct – 29 Oct 35,226 + 21.1% 25 Sep – 1 Oct 34,680 + 55.5% 30 Oct – 5 Nov 39,903 + 13.3% 2 Oct – 8 Oct 36,790 + 6% 6 Nov – 12 Nov 26,292 -34.1% 9 Oct – 15 Oct 26,608 -27.7% 13 Nov – 19 Nov 4,339 -83.5% 16 Oct – 22 Oct 29,084 + 9.3% 20 Nov – 26 Nov 893 -79.4% Afghan assisted return by province of asylum- Afghan assisted return by province of 1% Pakistan - 01 Jan - 26 Nov 2016 destination (top 5 province) 1% 0% Kabul 7% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 21.8% 10% Punjab Baghlan 7.5% Baluchistan Kunduz Islamabad 6.9% Nangarhar Sindh 81% 31.0% AJK Laghman 6.6% United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – www.unhcr.org 2 .