UN Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

An Afghan refugee family walks to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) headquarters in Islamabad, October 4, 2001. U.S. President George W. Bush is expected on Thursday to unveil a humanitarian aid package for Afghans fleeing their country ahead of threatened U.S. retaliatory strikes. The United Nations has launched a $584 million emergency appeal to pay for new refugee camps in countries bordering Afghanistan, as well as food and other emergency supplies needed to sustain millions of people. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski --- Image by © Reuters/CORBIS