The funding is meant to help with rebuilding schools and health facilities in Pakistan, as well as providing sexual and maternal health services
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen has unveiled $14 million to support global organizations in Pakistan to help accommodate Afghan refugees.
Ever since the Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021, hundreds of thousands of Afghans have fled to neighbouring Pakistan, putting pressure on social services and infrastructure.affected 33 million people, and Hussen said it particularly hit communities hosting large numbers of Afghans. "What we're doing is making sure that we're there for them, particularly as the floods have made them even more vulnerable in these host communities," he said.Canada's ongoing resettlement of Afghans has been partially delayed by Pakistani bureaucracy, with the Veterans Transition Network noting last year that hundreds of Afghans had been stuck in Pakistan because the country wouldn't promptly issue exit visas to let them reach Canada.
Pakistan eventually assured Ottawa it would not deport Afghans, and Hussen thanked the country for its work hosting Afghans fleeing violence over decades.
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