The Migration Research Cell organized and hosted a roundtable meeting of stakeholders under the ‘Better Assistance in Crises’ project jointly run with the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex and the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar. The meeting was attended by NGOs/INGOs, IOM, UNHCR and various government departments involved in providing social assistance to migrants (IDPs and Afghan Refugees) in Pakistan. Dr Tahir Zaman and Dr Michael Collyer from the University of Sussex and Dr. Shahida Aman and Dr. Ayub Jan from University of Peshawar attended the meeting. The meeting generated interesting debate about the challenges and opportunities related to social assistance provision to IDPs and Afghan Refugees in Pakistan.
