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UNHCR chief welcomes Iran commitment to maintain asylum space
18 Sep 2012 Iran's government confirms its commitment to asylum space for Afghan refugees and to legalize undocumented Afghans living in Iran. -
Afghan returns pass 50,000 in first eight months, up on last year
30 Aug 2012 Some 40,000 of them came from Pakistan and just over 10,000 from Iran. About a third of the returnees went to the provinces of Kabul and Nangarhar. -
UNHCR calls for cooperation and solidarity amid efforts to find solutions for the residents of Camp "New Iraq"
26 Jul 2012 -
In Iran, UNHCR project provides comfort to troubled refugee youth
28 Feb 2012 Facing adult problems, street and working children are given the means to cope. -
DAFI Scholars: Afghan girl studies to become a lawyer in a break with tradition
10 Nov 2011 It would have been difficult to pursue a higher education without the help Ameneh has been receiving from the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative, or DAFI. -
Voluntary returns to Afghanistan - over 60,000 this year
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Return figures to Afghanistan down to 60,000 in first 10 months
28 Oct 2011 Some 60,000 Afghan refugees return home with UNHCR help in the first 10 months compared to more than 100,000 over the same period in 2010. -
1 Refugee Without Hope: Sick Afghan girl gets new Finnish start
28 Sep 2011 Fatemeh has a rare congenital disease that has already killed her brother. She and her parents were recently resettled from Iran to Finland on medical grounds. -
UNHCR helps secure health insurance for all registered refugees in Iran
11 Aug 2011 Under an agreement between UNHCR, the government and a local company, refugees in Iran will be able to receive insurance for major medical care.