Afghan refugees

2025-02-15 15:27

ICRC ready to support refugee students in Iran

TEHRAN –Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has announced readiness to provide educational support for refugee children.

2025-01-29 15:31

Iran, Norway hold meeting on supporting Afghan refugees

TEHRAN – Paul Klouman Bekken, the Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires for Afghanistan, has met with Nader Yar-Ahmadi, the head of the National Organization for Migration, discussing ways to help support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees.

2025-01-08 15:30

Japan remains committed to support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees

TEHRAN –Japanese ambassador to Tehran Tamaki Tsukada has highlighted the Japanese government's determination to support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees.

2024-10-19 16:41

Iran may rethink refugee policies if global support is not enough

TEHRAN – In case the international community refrains from taking responsibility and fairly sharing the burden of hosting refugees, the Islamic Republic of Iran will probably revise its immigration policies, Nader Yar-Ahmadi, an official with the National Organization for Migration, has said.

2024-05-21 16:35

UNICEF helps Afghan children in Iran master essential life skills

TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided safe and supportive spaces for Afghan children in the Torbat-e Jam Refugee Settlement in Khorasan Razavi Province to develop skills essential for dealing with life challenges.

2023-10-04 22:41

Afghan immigrants not a threat to Iran’s security: immigration official

TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s immigration organization on Wednesday rejected foreign media claims that the Afghan refugees living in Iran pose security threats to the country.

Dedicated Iranian ex-teacher holds classes for Afghan refugees

2023-09-18 15:27

Dedicated ex-teacher holds classes for Afghan refugees

TEHRAN – A retired teacher, he is now back at work because of his passion for teaching, as part of an initiative run by the Literacy Movement Organization (LMO).

Hanifa providing education for Afghan refugee kids

2023-08-15 18:43

Photo: Bahman Vakhshour

Hanifa providing education for Afghan refugee kids

Hanifa is an unofficial school on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Afghan refugee kids who do not have migration documents can learn to read, write and do mathematics at Hanifa. They are also taught to dream big and envision a bright future for themselves.

2023-08-15 16:04

Afghan refugees provided with mine risk education

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society has provided more than 115,000 Afghan refugees with Mine risk education.

2023-07-07 16:19

UNESCO Afghan Teacher Training Program in Iran has made significant progress

TEHRAN - Since launching in 2021, the UNESCO Afghan Teacher Training Program has made significant progress in fostering a brighter future for displaced Afghan teachers and students.

2023-02-27 17:58

Qatar provides fund for Afghan students in Iran

TEHRAN - The Qatar Fund for Development has provided some five million euros to support Afghan students in Iran.

2023-02-24 18:01

Afghan refugees acquiring new skills in Iran

TEHRAN - Iran has been hosting refugees for over four decades, providing them with access to basic services in the national system.

2023-01-25 19:50

Envoy urges UN to assist Iran in supporting Afghan refugees

TEHRAN - The Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has urged the United Nations to help Iran provide better support for Afghan refugees.

2022-12-02 17:59

Iran searching for 100 missing Afghan refugees

TEHRAN – Cases filed to search for 100 missing Afghan refugees in the first 6 months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (started March 21), deputy head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for international affairs has said.

2022-11-12 17:44

Iran still provides services to refugees despite sanctions: UNHCR

TEHRAN – Despite the sanctions and economic pressures, Iran continues its comprehensive policy of providing services to refugees, and this is appreciable, UNHCR’s Officer in Charge, Inna Gladkova, said.

2022-11-08 18:06

200,000 Afghan refugees eligible to study in Iranian schools

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Interior has announced to the Ministry of Education a list of 200,000 Afghan children who have the conditions to study in Iranian schools.

2022-07-19 16:48

UNHCR: 274,000 Afghan refugees will remain in Iran by end of 2022

TEHRAN - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has estimated that 274,000 Afghan refugees, including those that have arrived in 2021, will remain in Iran by end of 2022.

Significant increase in refugee literacy

2022-06-29 17:59

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Significant increase in refugee literacy

TEHRAN – The literacy rate among refugees has increased significantly in recent decades. So that the literacy rate of Afghan immigrants in Iran is higher than the number of literate people in Afghanistan, according to a report published in June by the research center of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis).

2022-06-27 18:23

Iran’s decent services to refugees are commendable: UNHCR

TEHRAN – Iran’s efforts and activities in the last 40 years have been commendable to refugees, and in the past year, after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, has reached its peak, Maha Kashour, head of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Mashhad, has stated.

2022-06-25 17:59

UNHCR holds World Refugee Day in Iran for first time since COVID-19

TEHRAN – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, marked World Refugee Day on Wednesday with a series of events across the Islamic Republic of Iran, under the theme of “Whoever, Wherever, Whenever, everyone has the right to seek safety”.

2022-06-21 18:13

Iran manages to host Afghan refugees despite U.S. ruthless sanctions

2022-06-20 21:42

Iran manages to host Afghan refugees despite U.S. ruthless sanctions

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a welcoming neighbor, has been harboring millions of Afghan refugees for decades, while being subjected to years of sanctions.