| The UN called on Pakistan to close 15 refugee camps housing 200,000 refugees along the Afghan border within four months, saying the settlements are too close to areas rife with insurgent activity, AFP reported 19 April. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ruud Lubbers, who spoke to reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, said: "We are convinced we have to be...more clear on the need to close down certain camps.... and say ’Close them down by the first of September,’" Lubbers said. He added that the situation is "not good for the people, it’s not good for Afghanistan, it’s not good for Pakistan." .... |