KABUL: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees in southern Afghanistan, according to a statement from its office, the other day. “JICA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide grant aid of up to 1797 million Yuan for the project for the improvement of the living environment, in the hosting areas of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees in southern Afghanistan,” the statement further added.
The project will be implemented as human assistance through UNHCR in order to improve the environment of the communities hosting IDPs and returnees through the construction of shelters, healthcare centers, and water distribution systems in the five provinces in southern Afghanistan (Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Nimruz and Zabul) provinces. The Kabul Times
UNHCR, JICA to support IDPs, returnees in Afghanistan
