Refugees

2,438 refugee children supported by MAHAK in past 30 Years

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – During the past thirty years, MAHAK Charity has supported 2438 refugee children suffering from cancer as an official partner of UNHCR based on an MoU signed in 2001.

Saudi coalition bombs Yemeni refugee camps in Sirwah

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – The Supreme Council of Humanitarian Affairs of Marib Province announced airstrikes by the Saudi aggressor coalition against the Yemeni refugee camps in Sirwah.

UNHCR hails Iran’s move to give nationality to 75000 children

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has welcomed Iran’s decision to give nationality to children born to Iranian mothers and non-Iranian fathers.

Europe's pushback of migrants 'shameful': UN refugee chief

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – The UN refugee chief on Monday lambasted countries that close their doors to desperate migrants and Europe's "shameful" refusal to allow migrants stranded at sea to disembark quickly.

By: Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR representative to Iran

World Refugee Day: time for rally around Iran on humanitarian purposes

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – As I read the new Global Trends report issued last week from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, I cannot help but feel worried. 1 in 97 people worldwide has been forced to flee their homes. This represents 79.5 million people forcibly displaced in and out of their countries at the end of 2019 – an unprecedented number.

Iran, Afghanistan FMs discuss Herat incident

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Top Iranian and Afghan diplomats discussed the tragic deaths of a number of Afghan migrants near the Iran-Afghanistan border in Early May.

Iran ready to share experiences on foreign immigrants

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – An official in Iran’s Interior Ministry said that the country is ready to share experiences on foreign immigrants to other states, pointing to 40 years of Iran’s experience on the issue.

Interior min.:

Intl. aid to Afghan refugees only 6% of total cost

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that the fund that other countries and international organizations are providing to Afghan refugees in Iran constitute only 6% of total costs.

Iran, Afghanistan discuss situation of Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s Interior Minister met Minister of Refugees and Repatriation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Geneva, Switzerland.

Interior min.:

Iran never prevents arrival of refugees despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that Islamic Republic of Iran has not prevented arrival of refugees into the country in spite of the US sanctions.

Iran calls for facilitating Afghanistan refugees' repatriation

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaghari on Monday called for the implementation of the necessary measures to help Afghan refugees return to their home country.

US hinders evacuation of displaced from al-Rukban Camp, steals Syrian oil

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – The Syrian and Russian Coordination Committees for Returning Displaced Syrians reaffirmed that the US is responsible for the slow process of evacuating civilians from al-Rukban Camp which increases the number of victims and the suffering of tens of thousands of the Syrians who are held forcibly by the US occupation forces in al-Tanf area and by the terrorist groups which back them.

Iran repatriates 104 illegal Pakistani immigrants

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iran has sent back 104 illegal Pakistani nationals to their country, Pakistani sources said on Saturday.

Iran calls on western countries to shoulder int’l responsibility toward Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Iran has called on the western countries to take up on their responsibilities towards the Afghan refugees as an international duty regarding the immigrants.

WFP Iran, S Korea join hands to build refugees’ self-reliance

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – On Wednesday, the Republic of Korea made a generous contribution of $2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to build refugees’ self-reliance through vocational training in Iran.

Iran’s UK envoy:

Just 10 countries, including Iran, host 56% of world’s refugees

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baedinejad said 56% of the world’s 21 million refugees are being hosted by just 10 countries, including Jordan and Iran.

Red Crescent hails Iran’s coop. in supporting Afghan immigrants

MASHHAD, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Vice-President of International Committee of the Red Cross Gilles Carbonnier hailed Iran's efforts in supporting the large number of Afghan immigrants residing in the country.

Iran, Afghanistan confer on refugee issues

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Hossein Zolfaghari, held talks with Afghanistan’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriations Hussain Alami Balkhi on the sidelines of the 69th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme.

Interior min. calls on EU to fund costs of sheltering refugees

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Rahmani-Fazli said it is high time for Europe and other more capable countries to fund the economic, social and political costs that refugees impose on other nations.

UN commissioner:

‘Impressed by Iran’s measures for supporting refugees’

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that he is significantly impressed by the measures adopted by the Islamic Republic of Iran in past two years for supporting refugees.

FM Zarif meets with UNHC for refugees

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi discussed the latest status of Syrian and Afghan refugees in a meeting on Sunday.