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2024-03-13 15:30
Refugees to be provided with health insurance
TEHRAN –The National Organization for Migration, and Salamat Health Insurance Organization have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide health insurance services for legal foreign nationals.
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2024-02-25 14:58
UNHCR funds free health coverage for some 200,000 refugees
TEHRAN – About 200,000 foreign nationals in the country have been provided with free health insurance with the financial support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the managing director of Iran Health Insurance Organization has said.
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2024-02-13 14:49
UNICEF, UNHCR team up to support Iran’s inclusive refugee policies
TEHRAN –The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have signed a letter of understanding (LOU) to support the Iranian government’s response to the growing needs of refugees.
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2024-01-02 14:58
Over 500,000 illegal Afghans deported
TEHRAN – Some 520,000 illegal Afghan migrants have been deported through the Dogharon border in northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.
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2023-12-22 14:12
Iran’s care for refugees beyond international responsibilities
TEHRAN – Iran’s generous and exceptional services for refugees despite unfair economic sanctions has exceeded expectations and international responsibilities, an official with the National Organization for Migration has said.
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2023-12-12 15:07
Iran, UNICEF agree to draft MOU on refugees
TEHRAN –Ruhollah Qaderi, the National Organization for Migration’s director for international affairs, and Robin Nandy, the representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Iran, in a meeting on Monday, emphasized the need for drafting a memorandum of understanding on refugees.
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2023-12-09 16:58
By Mohammad-Reza Manafi
Refugees, precious power to rebuild Afghanistan
TEHRAN - For about half a century, Pakistan and Iran, two friendly neighbors of Afghanistan, in spite of suffering from their own economic predicaments, have been hosting and serving millions of Afghan refugees.
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2023-12-09 16:58
Over 13,000 Afghan nationals deported from Khorasan Razavi border
TEHRAN –A total of 13,204 illegal Afghan nationals have been sent back to their homeland through borders in Khorasan Razavi province.
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2023-12-08 22:09
Revealed: More than 1,000 unmarked graves discovered along EU migration routes
Refugees and migrants are being buried in unmarked graves across the European Union at a scale that is unprecedented outside of war.
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2023-12-08 14:13
WFP releases October report on Iran
TEHRAN - The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of October.
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2023-12-03 15:16
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Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia shores in latest boat arrival
A boat carrying more than 100 asylum seekers reaches the archipelago nation while two more boats are still at sea. More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, have landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province, officials say, but locals have threatened to push them back out to sea.
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2023-11-29 15:32
Iran has no more capacity for new immigrants: official
TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s immigration organization on Tuesday said Iran has no longer the capacity to accept new immigrants, and if the international community does not bear the responsibility for supporting refugees in Iran, most of them will migrate to European countries.
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2023-11-26 15:07
IRCS ready to share experiences in providing services to refugees
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is ready to cooperate with other nations and share its experiences in providing services to refugees and immigrants, the chairman of IRCS, Pir-Hossein Kolivand, has said.
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2023-11-19 14:48
Some 450,000 illegal refugees deported in four months
TEHRAN –Since July 23, around 450,000 undocumented foreign nationals have been sent back to their own country.
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2023-11-06 15:44
Free health insurance provided for 95,000 refugees
TEHRAN – Some 95,000 foreign nationals who hold legal residence permits and are suffering from hard-to-cure diseases receive free health insurance annually.
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2023-11-03 16:12
‘UNHCR is committed to making world aware of Iran's services to refugees’
TEHRAN – Yumiko Takashima, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has said the Organization is committed to introducing the services provided by Iran to immigrants and refugees to the world.
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2023-08-19 15:53
Iran spends $335m a year on foreign students
TEHRAN – Some $335 million is spent annually on the education of foreign students in Iran, Mehdi Fayyazi, the deputy minister of education for international affairs and schools abroad, has said.
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2023-08-07 15:11
UNHCR appreciates Iran for generously hosting refugees
TEHRAN - Inna Gladkova, the officer in charge of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has appreciated the country for generously hosting refugees.
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2023-07-23 15:48
EU supports WFP assistance to refugees in Iran
TEHRAN - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Iran welcomes its first-ever contribution from the European Union (EU) that will allow the food agency to provide cash assistance to the most vulnerable refugees in the country.
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2023-07-02 15:35
Iranian refugees down by 14% in 2022: report
TEHRAN – The number of Iranian refugees worldwide has decreased by 14 percent in 2022 compared to a year earlier, Iran Migration Observatory has reported.
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2023-06-27 15:30
Over 90,000 Afghan nationals repatriated
TEHRAN – More than 90,000 Afghan nationals residing in Iran were sent back to their country in the spring.
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2023-06-23 15:18
IRCS signs cooperation agreement with UNFPA
TEHRAN - The United Nations Population Fund and the Iranian Red Crescent Society inked an agreement to improve services to refugees in the field of health and treatment.
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2023-03-14 15:58
UNHCR releases Iran Protection Dashboard report
TEHRAN – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released its January-December 2022 report on the situation of refugees in Iran.
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2023-03-03 16:25
Iran spends $352m on educating Afghan students
TEHRAN – Iran has spent more than $352 million in the current school year that started on September 23 on the education of Afghan students.
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2023-03-01 17:48
World Food Program in Iran releases January report
TEHRAN - The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of January.
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2023-02-22 19:08
Health system covers some 170,000 refugees
TEHRAN - About 120,000 refugees are benefiting from health insurance using international aid and about 50,000 are using internal resources for insurance services.
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2023-01-30 18:04
WFP supports more than 32,000 beneficiaries in Iran
TEHRAN - The World Food Program released a report on Sunday, expounding on activities in Iran over December last year.
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2023-01-28 18:44
UNFPA provides Iran with ambulances to improve services to refugees
TEHRAN - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated eight ambulances to Iran with the aim of helping the country improve health services to refugees.
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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.
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2022-10-15 19:48
Frustration at Ukrainian “welfare” refugees in Europe
TEHRAN- With the chilly winter season slowly creeping into Europe, the working and the middle classes of society on the continent are struggling to foot the bills that heat their homes. And with Ukrainian refugees enjoying a wide range of social welfare benefits, including cheaper or free energy, signs are emerging that show dissatisfaction toward Ukrainian refugees.