Representative survey of Afghan refugee households residing in Tajikistan was conducted in October – December 2022 with the objective to better understand the profile, aspirations and needs of Afghan refugees residing in Tajikistan, and to identify the current and future needs for support of refugees, in particular with respect to social assistance and labor programs. 1985 Afghan refugee and asylum seeker households registered with UNHCR were interviewed in Districts of Republican Subordination (DRS), Sughd oblast, Khatlon oblast, Dushanbe. Questionnaire covered such data as Household and individual profile, Legal status, Employment and labor market aspirations, Migration history and future migration intention, Social networks, Housing, utilities & health, Trust, social cohesion and mental health, Gender: household decisions and social norms. The qualitative study was aimed to assess barriers and enablers of socio-economic integration of Afghan refugees in Tajikistan. The objectives of the assessment were to explore socio-economic background, human and social capital of refugees and their family members, immediate and long-term needs of refugees and host communities that could facilitate socio-economic integration; determine refugees’ and host communities’ expectations and concerns and propose feasible solutions to address or mediate convenes through public policy programs and projects; reveal potential risks for refugees and host communities and barriers to socio- economic integration of refugees in Tajikistan. 250 participants were interviewed in December 2021 - January 2022 via Semi-structured and interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD).

Division of Emergency, Security, and Supply (DESS) set up a sustainable product development team to re-design the UNHCR relief items and their packaging to include recycled and renewable content to reduce the associated GHG emissions by 20% by 2025. UNHCR uses Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees' feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle behind the process is linked to accountability, as well as a commitment to improve the quality and relevance of support provided, and related services. To assess the re-design and collect feedback on the green core-relief items, the end-user survey or PDM was implemented in Quetta and Peshwar. 741 households were surveyed. Data was collected in April and May 2023.

The UNHCR Results Monitoring Survey (RMS) is a household-level survey covering people who are directly or indirectly assisted by UNHCR, including refugees and asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees, stateless and others of concern. Additionally, in the Republic of Korea the survey covered rejected Asylum-Seekers. The objective of the survey is to monitor impact and outcome level indicators on education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection concerns, shelter, and water and sanitation. The results contribute to an evidence base for reporting against UNHCR’s multi-year strategies to key stakeholders. The RMS can be implemented in any operational context. A standard structured questionnaire has been developed for the RMS, which can be conducted as a stand-alone survey or flexibly integrated with other data collection exercises. The questionnaire was adapted to the Korean context and programme objectives by removing, e.g. questions related to camp settings. Questions related to the rejected asylum seekers in need of protection and family members abroad were added. The data includes indicators collected at both the household and individual (household-member) level. The survey covered 424 household amounting to 950 individuals.

Pakistan is host to one of the most protracted refugee situations in the world with some 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees in the country. Under current policies, refugees and Afghans are included in the national health system at the same conditions and costs as Pakistani nationals. There is a lack of disaggregated health data on refugees, leading to difficulties in monitoring refugee health status, access, and utilization of health services. To get a better picture and inform internal programming, UNHCR commissioned a health and utilization survey (HAUS), to measure health outcomes and access to health services for refugees in Pakistan. In addition, the survey assessed levels of knowledge of available healthcare services, identified barriers to access to healthcare and evaluated the impact of the discontinuation of the parallel health system on refugee communities. The survey was undertaken prior to the 2022 floods and therefore does not reflect the impact thereof.