To foster economic self-reliance for refugees and host communities, Regional Refugee Response Plan partners will work toward strengthening resilience across the region, emphasizing economic inclusion and utilising cash-based interventions wherever feasible.

PAKISTAN: Karachi, 4 March 2019: UNHCR in collaboration with @humaadnan organised a fashion presentation today called "craft stories" showcased the talents of refugee women in Karachi through their handcrafted bangles, earrings and necklaces. https://twitter.com/UNHCRPakistan/status/1102631705603649536

PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD, 1 March 2019: The UN refugee agency’s voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees resumed on 1st March 2019 after the winter break.

OVER 3,000 REFUGEES ARRIVED IN SUDAN IN FEBRUARY – New refugee arrivals from South Sudan continue to cross into Sudan. Over 6,200 refugees have arrived in Sudan in 2019 so far, arriving from Aweil area in Northern Bahr Ghazal State and Upper Nile State, citing violence, food insecurity and a lack of livelihoods as their reasons for leaving South Sudan.

URGENT FUNDING NEEDED TO COVER VECTOR CONTROL CAMPAIGNS IN WHITE NILE CAMPS – The State Ministry of Health conducted vector control campaigns in all camps, through support from WHO. Vector control campaigns are an essential component of disease prevention programmes in refugee camps. Funds are urgently needed to cover vector control and water quality activities through to the end of 2019.

At the end of 2018 Sudan hosted 852,080 South Sudanese refugees making it the largest refugee hosting country in the sub-region. The inter-agency partners estimate a maximum of 50,000 new arrivals in 2019. The verification exercise is ongoing. In 2018, Sudan received a total of 33,117 South Sudanese new arrivals.

UNHCR and partners are not promoting return to Burundi, but are working with the governments involved to ensure that returns are based on the principles of voluntariness and informed decisions, and take place in safety and dignity. 58,546 Burundian refugees were assisted to return in 2017 and 2018 .

35 partners including the UN, International and National NGOs are collectively appealing for $296 million dollars for one of the least funded situations, the Burundian Situation.

PAKISTAN: SWABI, 19 February 2019: Government schools in district Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have seen 31 per cent increase in their students enrolment rate after UNHCR’s intervention

UN: Fighting, Instability Have Displaced 100,000 in Burkina Faso https://www.voanews.com/a/un-fighting-instability-displaced-persons-burkina-faso/4794949.html