{"id":15642,"date":"2026-06-20T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/06\/20\/undp-returnees-role-afghanistan-reconstruction\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T15:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:15:23","slug":"undp-returnees-role-afghanistan-reconstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/06\/20\/undp-returnees-role-afghanistan-reconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"UNDP Highlights Role of Returnees in Afghanistan&#8217;s Reconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stated that returnees to Afghanistan play a vital role in rebuilding individual and social life by bringing back skills, ideas, and renewed motivation.<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the agency emphasized that many returning families, despite economic and social challenges, strive to reintegrate into society and create new opportunities for their future.<\/p>\n<p>Shoko Noda, UNDP&#8217;s representative in Afghanistan, referring to her observations of the returnees&#8217; situation, said their resilience and determination to start anew offer important lessons about recovery, social inclusion, and hope.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan has experienced waves of migrant returns in recent years; a process that requires systematic planning, sustained support, and the development of employment and educational opportunities by responsible institutions\u2014including the Taliban administration and international partners\u2014to ensure the sustainable integration of returnees into society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNDP emphasizes the crucial role of returnees in Afghanistan&#8217;s reconstruction, highlighting their resilience and need for support amid challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-migrant-news","category-top-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}