Refugees

Five Palestinians killed in southeast Gaza after Israeli airstrike

Tehran, IRNA – The occupying regime of Israel has killed five Palestinians and injured some others in an airstrike against Shuhada al-Zeitoun School in southeastern Gaza.
2 months ago
UNHCR hails Iran for generously hosting refugees

Tehran, IRNA — Inna Gladkova, the officer in charge of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has lauded the country for generously hosting refugees.
3 months ago
Iran urges UN to facilitate repatriation of Afghan refugees

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's special envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi has called on the United Nations to conduct a more active role to pave the ground for the return of Afghan refugees to their homeland.
6 months ago
Israel plans to set up camp to forcefully evacuate Rafah: Report

Tehran, IRNA - The Israeli army is planning to set up a new camp in central Gaza to forcefully relocate residents of Rafah and those sheltering in the southern city ahead of a planned invasion.
6 months ago
Costs of refugees has to be divided among world countries: Iran FM

Geneva, IRNA – Referring to Iran’s humanitarian and non-discriminatory services to the refugees, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian urged the need for the international bodies to distribute the costs of the refugees among the world countries.
11 months ago
UN envoy lauds Iran’s role as world's biggest refugee-hosting nation

Tehran, IRNA - The UN Resident Coordinator for the Islamic Republic of Iran has appreciated Iran's role as the biggest refugee-hosting nation in the world.
11 months ago
Iran hosting large number of refugees for many years: Official

Tehran, IRNA – The Chairman of Iran’s Migration Organization, Abdollah Mobini, referring to the point that Iran is a country that has hosted a high number of refugees for many years, said that Iran cannot host more
11 months ago
Official rejects resettlement of deported Afghans from Pakistan in Iran

Tehran, Iran – Yumiko Takashima, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has dismissed the notion of resettling deported Afghans from Pakistan in Iran, attributing the misunderstanding to a translation error.
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Iran concerned about new wave of Afghan refugees after earthquake

Tehran, IRNA – The Chairman of Iran’s Migration Organization, Abdollah Mobini, has voiced Tehran’s concerns over the potential new influx of Afghan refugees following a recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
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Iran urges establishing security in Afghanistan

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Ambassador to Kabul Hassan Mortazavi in a meeting with Taliban's Deputy Minister of Interior Mohammad Nabi Omari has urged establishing security and fighting terrorism in Afghanistan.
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US sanctions hampering delivery of aid to refugees in Iran: Official

Tehran, IRNA – Chairman of Iran's Migration Organization Abdollah Mobini has said that the US unilateral sanctions are hampering the delivery of aid to Afghan refugees in Iran.
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Iran urges end to deadly clashes in Palestinian refugee camp

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed deep concern over the ongoing armed clashes between Palestinian factions in a densely populated refugee camp in southern Lebanon, which have killed and injured dozens of Palestinians.
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Immigrants organization needed to organize refugees: Interior minister

Tehran, IRNA - Foreign refugees residing in Iran should be organized by establishing an immigrants organization, according to Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi.
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Iran to set up sports body for refugees

Tehran, IRNA – Head of international affairs at Iran's Ministry of Sports and Youth has said that a special government department is to be established in the country to administer sports issues related to refugees.
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Iran extends employment status survey of Afghan refugees

Tehran, IRNA – Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare (MCLS) of Iran has announced that it has extended its survey of employment status for Afghan refugees in 15 Iranian provinces until May 21.
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Envoy: New humanitarian crises should not lead to neglecting Afghan refugees' problems

London, IRNA – Iran ambassador and permanent representative to Geneva-based UN giving an address at International Immigration Council reiterated that new humanitarian crises should not lead to neglecting Afghan refugees' problems in Iran.
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UNHCR appreciates Iran for hosting foreign refugees

Tehran, IRNA – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s Officer in Charge in Iran, Inna Gladkova, praised Iran's performance in hosting foreign refugees, especially Afghans, saying that the Islamic Republic continues its comprehensive policy of providing services to refugees despite sanctions and economic pressures.
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Iran to provide free literacy to foreign national refugees

Tehran, IRNA – Chairman of the Literacy Movement Organization Alireza Abdi said on Wednesday educating foreign refugees is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Iran, Denmark discuss consular, migration issues

Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian delegation met representatives of Denmark’s foreign ministry on Friday to discuss issues regarding Iranians residing in that country.
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Iran's minister: World Refugee Day a chance to raise awareness on refugees’ plight

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi called World Refugee Day an opportunity to enhance capacities aimed at meeting the needs of the people who have been displaced from their home countries.
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Iran shoulders heaviest burden of refugees: Official

Tehran, IRNA – Iran is shouldering the weightiest burden among the countries in the region regarding refugees, based on Islamic and humane standards, the special envoy on Afghanistan said.
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Iran continues hosting Afghan refugees amid relentless sanctions

Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran as a hospitable neighboring state has been hosting millions of Afghan refugees for several decades while facing relentless sanctions for several years.
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Afghanistan lauds Iran's hospitality

Tehran, IRNA – On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Afghan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, lauded the Islamic Republic’s hospitality and said that Iranians have hosted the Afghan refugees for four decades.
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Iran hosting millions of Afghan refugees for over half a century

Tehran, IRNA – For over half a century, Iran has been hosting a remarkable population of Afghan refugees, who fled their country because of conflicts and insecurity while the Islamic Republic has been grappling with the eight-year Iraq-Iran war and US-led sanctions.
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Tehran, Kabul cooperate on Afghan refugees

Tehran, IRNA – Ways for expanding relations between Iran and Afghanistan on Afghan refugees were discussed in a meeting between Deputy Ambassador of Iran in Kabul Hassan Mortazavi and Afghan Acting Minister of Refugees Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani.
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Iran slams int’l organizations for failing to help it over Afghan refugees

Tehran, IRNA – Majid Mirahmadi, a senior official at the Iranian Interior Ministry has criticized European countries and international organizations for their failure to help Iran in accepting Afghan refugees.
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Australia ready to cooperate with Iran in fight against terrorism

Yazd, IRNA – Australia’s Ambassador to Tehran Lyndall Sachs said in this central Iranian city on Saturday that her country is ready to cooperate with Iran to fight terrorism.
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Iran helps Afghan nationals without propaganda: Official

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s deputy interior minister criticized lack of international financing for Afghan refugees in Iran and said that Iran helps them without propaganda.
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Official criticizes poor int'l aid for Afghan refugees in Iran

Mashhad, IRNA – Senior official of immigration affairs in Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran said on Wednesday that the aggregate international aids offered to Iran only covered four percent of Afghan refugees' needs.
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UN : Iran first destination for Afghan refugees

Kabul, IRNA - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned against new influx of Afghan refugees, saying Iran has turned out to be the first destination for them to be transferred to Turkey and Europe.
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