UNHCR centres in Pakistan to stay shut for 4 days
UNHCR centres in Pakistan to stay shut for 4 days
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): UNHCR’s Voluntary Repatriation Centres (VRC) in the Pakistani cities of Nowshera and Quetta will remain closed on account of Eid-ul-Adha from Tuesday to Thursday.
The centres will reopen on Friday 24 August 2018.
Afghan refugees in Pakistan, who wish to proceed through the VRCs after the facilitated returns resume, can contact the following UNHCR helpline numbers, which are operational between 8am to 8pm, before approaching the centres.
The helpline numbers in Pakistan are:
Peshawar: 0300-858-5600
Quetta: 0300-1511636. 0333-781-9601
Islamabad: 03005018568
Karachi: 03341112008
The Encashment Centres in Afghanistan will also be closed on August 20to 23 and the centres will reopen on Friday. The emergency contact numbers of Encashment Centres in Afghanistan are:
Kabul: 0093 (0)791 990 244
Nangarhar: 093 (0) 791990203 or 0093 (0) 791990236
Kandahar: 0093 (0) 791990369, or 0093 (0) 791990370
Herat: 0093 (0) 791990091
Please contact UNHCR Kabul repatriation unit 0093 (0) 791990019 in case the Encashment Centres cannot be reached.
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