UNHCR to accommodate 5,000 IDPs at Jalozai

UNHCR to accommodate 5,000 IDPs at Jalozai
PESHAWAR: United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has decided to accommodate 5,000 families of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Jalozai site.
The UNHCR is also providing extra plastic sheets and winterised tents to help the families get through winter, says a press release issued on Friday.
Jalozai site has providing a safe environment more than 1,00,000 Afghan refugees fleeing conflict in their homeland over the years, it is now home to over 11,000 IDPs who recently escaped the fighting in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
An average of 100 additional families are being accommodated everyday.
"Jalozai is an organised camp which meets international standards and where adequate infrastructure is provided. IDPs families can be better assisted and protected," says the press release.
The UNHCR will also pay Rs500 to every family to establish home kitchens.
Agencies like the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and International Rescue Committee (IRC) are trying their best to normalise conditions for the displaced children in Jalozai.
Child-friendly spaces have been created and a tent school set up with large classrooms.
To provide basic healthcare, World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partner are running a clinic in the camp staffed by 10 male and female doctors