On 7 March 2023, ADSP Manager Evan Jones delivered the NGO Statement for Asia and the Pacific at the UNHCR 86th Standing Committee Meeting on behalf of a wide range of NGO’s. The full statement is below, but can also be found here and here. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME STANDING COMMITTEE,…
Pakistan has been hosting Afghan refugees for nearly four decades, with the first wave of refugees arriving in 1979, followed by subsequent influxes in 1992 and 2001. More than 4.4 million Afghans[1] sought refuge in Pakistan between 1979-2001[2], with over 3.2 million refugees in the country at the height of displacement. As a result, Pakistan…
This article was originally published in Oxford’s Forced Migration Review, and is available here. Failure to anticipate drought and to coordinate an effective, recovery-focused response contributed to the protracted displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan. In the face of climate crisis impacts, ensuring preparedness and early action will be key. In 2018…
On 8 March, ADSP Manager Evan Jones delivered the oral NGO Statement on Asia and the Pacific on behalf of a wide range of NGOs at the 83rd meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee. The delivered statement is below: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME STANDING COMMITTEE 83rd MEETING 08-10 MARCH 2022 NGO Statement on Asia…
Intersessional Panel Discussion on the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations Session 2: Situations of vulnerability arising from the reasons for migration Oral Statement The Asia Displacement Solutions Platform stresses the need for action to address the vulnerable situations of displacement affected persons from Afghanistan and Myanmar. Afghanistan Afghanistan has a long history of displacement,…
Strengthening access to refugee education has an untapped potential to create a generation of youth that can contribute to the development of both Pakistan and their homeland Afghanistan, when the situation improves. Pakistan is home to 1.44 million registered Afghan refugees, and a further 600,000 unregistered Afghan refugees, many of whom have been in the…
Welcome to the December 2021 newsletter from the Asia Displacement Solutions Platform. These newsletters are intended to shine a spotlight on some of the issues being tackled by our members, and the programmatic work done to improve outcomes for persons affected by displacement. We hope you find this newsletter informative. For any questions please don’t…
‘Given the tightening of civil society space inside Afghanistan, the role of the diaspora, including refugee-led groups, is even more important.’ SYDNEY and DHAKA Donor support for Afghanistan must include civil society and diaspora groups – or risk eroding local skills and fuelling aid dependency. Without proper support, Afghan-led groups will suffer, and the civil…
In September 2021, the UK Foreign Affairs Committee launched a call for evidence on a range of topics, in the context of the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan and the subsequent change in the nation’s de facto governing authority. ADSP members submitted evidence to the enquiry to highlight the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, since…
Support to Afghanistan must not end at the gates of the nation’s airport. Evan Jones explains how countries must come together to protect those left behind. Comment: During late August, the eyes of the world were glued to rapidly unfolding political developments in Afghanistan, and subsequent evacuation efforts at Kabul Airport. Over nearly two weeks, more than…