T
hey are living in villages or camps in three provinces in Pakistan (74% in the north-west border provinces, 20% in Baluchistan and 4% in the Punjab. Pakistan is being remarkably hospitable and granting freedom of movement to the refugees officially recognized by the UNHCR. Since 1979 the Community has played a large role in helping many refugees survive through its humanitarian aid programmes, channelled via the specialized international agencie
s of the UNHCR, Red Cross and NGOs. The total amount allocated since 1980 is 130m ECU, an
...[+++]average of 22m ECU a year. It has also financed four self-sufficiency programmes since 1984. These are intended to improve health and sanitary conditions in the camps in Baluchistan and also to boost activities which would provide income and self-sufficiency for the north-west province, enabling the refugees to produce foodstuffs (vegetables, poultry, eggs), manufacture blankets and satchels, and have vocational training.
Ils vivent dans des villages/camps de trois provinces du Pakistan (74 % provinces frontieres du Nord-Ouest, 2O % au Balouchistan et 4 % au Pendjab). Le Pakistan, dans une attitude d'hospitalite remarquable, accorde la liberte de mouvement aux refugies officiellement reconnus par l'HCR. La Communaute a, depuis 1979, largement contribue a la survie des populations de refugies par des actions d'aide humanitaire, par l'intermediaire des agences internationales specialisees de l'HCR, de la Croix-Rouge et des ONG.