Afghan refugees in Iran

2022-05-11 17:01

Germany, Norway ready to support Iran improve refugee services

TEHRAN – The ambassadors of Germany and Norway to Tehran have said the two countries are ready to support Iran in improving services to refugees.

2022-04-26 21:59

Taliban refugee minister to travel to Tehran

TEHRAN — On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the visit of Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani, the group's Minister of Refugees, to Iran, following tensions on the Iranian-Afghan border.

UNHCR, WFP help refugee children stay in school

2022-04-15 19:00

UNHCR, WFP help refugee children stay in Iranian schools

TEHRAN – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) help refugee children living in ran to stay in school and reach for their dreams.

2022-03-02 19:00

Iran provides free treatment to refugees with rare diseases

TEHRAN – All refugees with rare diseases residing in Iran are provided with free medical services and medication and are exempt from paying treatment costs, the deputy head of the Health Insurance Organization has announced.

2022-02-11 17:29

Health insurance provided for 170,000 refugees

TEHRAN – Some 170,000 refugees residing in Iran are now covered by health insurance, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

As many of 30 people climb into one truck to drive three hours to the border with Pakistan, with single men in the back and families and children in the front.

2022-02-06 17:26

Over a million Afghans have migrated to Iran in 4 months: report

TEHRAN – From October through the end of January, more than a million Afghans have set off down one of two major migration routes into Iran, IRNA reported citing migration researchers quoted by The New York Times.

2022-02-01 18:29

Guterres lauds Iran’s generosity for hosting Afghan refugees

TEHRAN – António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has praised Iran’s generosity which – for decades – has hosted millions of Afghans in need.

2022-01-31 17:35

Intl. support for refugees in Iran should be strengthened: UN’s Freijsen

TEHRAN – Ivo Freijsen, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative in Iran, said that international support for Iran should be strengthened given the presence of millions of refugees in the country.

2022-01-19 20:00

Spain donates 2.2m doses of vaccine to Afghan refugees in Iran

TEHRAN – A consignment of AstraZeneca vaccine from Spain amounting to 2.2 million doses arrived at Imam Khomeini Airport on Wednesday to help vaccination of Afghan refugees.

2022-01-17 17:55

UK provides £1m through WFP to support refugees in Iran

TEHRAN – The United Kingdom has made its first-ever contribution equaling £1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in support of vulnerable Afghan refugees in Iran.

2021-12-25 19:00

UK supports refugee programs in Iran

TEHRAN – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has said it welcomes the United Kingdom’s donation of GBP 2 million (equivalent to some $2.7 million) to protect and assist Afghans fleeing to Iran seeking safety.

2021-12-21 18:38

Europe should live up to obligations to refugees: minister

TEHRAN – European organizations should live up to their financial obligations to Afghan refugees in Iran as the country has always been playing host to the refugees, preventing them from migrating to Europe, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said.

2021-12-20 17:07

UNHCR thanks Iran for vaccinating Afghan refugees

TEHRAN – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, thanked Health Minister Bahram Einollahi for including Afghan refugees in Iran’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

2021-12-13 17:05

ICRC supports vaccination of Afghan refugees in Iran

TEHRAN – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Afghan migrants in the eastern provinces of the country.

2021-12-07 17:38

Italy supports Afghan refugees in Iran

TEHRAN – Italy has contributed €1.5 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to support Afghans residing in Iran.

2021-12-01 17:31

Iran has been generous to host refugees over past decades: UNHCR

TEHRAN –Millions of Afghans have fled their country over the past few decades, and Iran as a neighboring country has been generous to host many of them, said Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR’s Representative in Iran.

Vaccination of 4m Afghan refugees a great achievement for Iran: WHO

2021-11-28 18:45

Vaccination of Afghan refugees a great achievement for Iran: WHO

TEHRAN – World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Iran Jaffar Hussain has said it is a great achievement for Iran that the government is vaccinating every Afghan refugee going to the vaccination center even before receiving COVID vaccines from Humanitarian Buffer (COVAX).

2021-11-24 17:16

Protecting refugees is a human rights principle, Iran writes to UNHCR

TEHRAN – The communications and constitution implementation department of the Vice Presidency for Legal Affairs in a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees called for the protection of asylum seekers and refugees in accordance with human rights obligations.

2021-11-20 18:13

Iran to vaccinate refugees against coronavirus

TEHRAN – Refugees in Iran will be vaccinated in cooperation with international organizations, Mehdi Mahmoudi, the director of the bureau for aliens and foreign immigrants at the Ministry of Interior, has announced.

2021-11-15 16:42

Foreign aid to Afghan refugees in Iran is small: UNHCR

TEHRAN – The amount of assistance provided by international organizations to address the needs of Afghan refugees in Iran is small, and most of the support is provided by the Iranian government and people, Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR Representative in Iran, said.