“Afghanistan and its people cannot be abandoned,” said the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a two-day conference kicked off Monday (17 Feb) in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad to address millions of Afghans trapped in exile over forty years of conflict.
2.7 million Afghans are registered as refugees worldwide, with just over half – 1.4 millio, in Pakistan. Their needs, and those of the communities hosting them, are the focus of the conference, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in his opening statement.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan aske the audience: “Who wants to be a refugee?” He answered himself: “It’s probably the most difficult decision for a human being to leave his home.”~UNHCR
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