Refugees

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.
2020-01-18 17:46
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.
2019-10-08 15:25
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.
2019-10-08 08:57
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.
2019-07-01 12:00
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.
2019-06-17 11:16
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.
2019-05-15 18:46
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.
2019-05-12 18:18
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.
2019-05-10 13:57
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.
2019-05-05 17:30
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.
2018-12-11 11:30
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.
2018-11-20 16:08
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.
2018-10-06 15:33
By: Hanif Ghaffari

Trump failed in Swedish elections!

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Undoubtedly, one of the losers of the recent Swedish election was US President Donald Trump. Although there is now a tough competition between the two traditional coalitions in Stockholm for the formation of a (coalition or minimalist) government, one must not ignore the most important message of the recent national election in Sweden.
2018-09-15 17:47
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.
2018-09-03 14:23
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.
2018-09-03 10:14
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.
2018-09-02 15:30
By: Maryam Qarehgozlou

Global community should help Iran address refugee issues: S. Korean envoy

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – The issue of refugees in Iran is not the problem of a certain country, so definitely they need the assistance from the global community, ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Iran, Ryu Jeong-Hyun, said in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times.
2018-08-26 15:31
By Maryam Qarehgozlou

‘Iran among top host countries for refugee students’

Over the past 4 decades Iran has been faced with crowds of refugees due to the wars and conflicts in the region and currently Iran is among the countries with the highest refugee population and refugee students, deputy for international affairs department of the Ministry of Education said.
2018-08-10 14:54
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Global response to Rohingya crisis astonishingly slow

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – In the crammed and dingy refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, where almost a million Rohingya refugees are currently languishing in impoverished conditions, women who were gang-raped by Burmese security forces nearly 10 months ago are now giving birth to babies.
2018-07-08 17:47
36,000 foreigners enjoying welfare services in Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Social Security Organization’s general director for foreigners said on Monday that the organization has provided welfare services to foreigners working in Iran.
2018-07-02 17:46
Interior min., EU Commissioner for Migration discuss bilateral coop.

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli met and held talks with European Union Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos and his accompanying delegation today at the venue of the Interior Ministry.
2018-06-25 16:34
By: Maryam Qarehgozlou

Global refugee compact to mobilize support for protracted refugee situation in Iran: commissioner

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Global refugee compact will mobilize support for protracted refugee situation in Iran, UN Refugee Agency, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Türk, said on Monday.
2018-05-30 13:45
UNHCR's Volker Turk arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Volker Türk has arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit.
2018-05-27 16:12
Iranian donors to Rohingya Muslims to be appreciated on Wed.

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian philanthropists who joined some other international charities to build and open a school at a refugee camp in Bangladesh to serve the Rohingya refugees will be honored on Wednesday in Tehran.
2018-02-19 17:26
FM Zarif calls for maintaining coop. with UNHCR

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif met with UNHCR representative where he highlighted Iran’s extensive, generous measures in aiding refugees and called for maintaining cooperation with UNHCR.
2018-01-07 20:40
Germany contributes €1mn for refugees in Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Germany in support of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has contributed €1 million for food assistance to 30,000 most vulnerable Afghan and Iraqi refugees living in Iran.
2017-12-18 15:32
Over 157k immigrants arrived by sea in Europe in 2017

GENEVA, Nov. 15 (MNA) – More than 157,000 immigrants arrived by sea in Europe from January to the current date and 2,966 died in the attempt, said a report issued today.
2017-11-15 14:58
UNHCR rep.:

Iran set global precedent by opening refugees’ access to healthcare

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – In his recent interview with MNA, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tehran has praised Iran for providing very affordable healthcare services for refugees.
2017-10-21 11:35
Zarif meets counterparts from China, Denmark, Slovenia in NY

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif who is New York after the UNGA for ministerial meetings, met with his Chinese, Danish, and Slovenian counterparts as well as UN refugee commissioner.
2017-09-22 18:12
Iran distributes humanitarian aid to Rohingya refugees

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – An Iranian delegation, headed by FM Rahmipour, made a visit to refugee camp of Rohingya Muslims in border areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
2017-09-17 09:22