UNHCR Commemorates World Refugee Day In KP.

Peshawar -- The UN Refugee Agency and Commissionerate Afghan Refugee marked World Refugee Day on Monday with a series of events across Pakistan involving the government of Pakistan, UNHCR, its partners, and refugee communities.

The World Refugee Day is marked on June 20 every year as a tribute to the courage and resilience of the millions of people uprooted as a result of ongoing conflicts, war and natural disasters globally.

A UNHCR spokesman said that the commemoration of the WRD in Pakistan is aimed at highlighting the world's most protracted refugee situation. While globally, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is also producing the majority of refugees, Afghan refugees in south-west Asia remain the world's most protracted refugee population, with 95 percent of this population located in Pakistan and Iran. Pakistan hosts the 1.3 million registered Afghans and another 1.5 million with undetermined status.

UNHCR's Head of Sub-Office Peshawar, Gayrat Ahmadshoev, while paying tribute to the resilience of refugees, said, 'Around the world, conflicts are forcing record numbers of people to flee with a devastating impact on families. The media often focus on fighting, failed peace accords and casualties, often ignoring the human story.'

He said that everyone has the right to seek safety: whoever they are, wherever they come from, and whenever...