Newly constructed health post enhances refugees’ access to health services in Rafsanjan city
UNHCR is pleased to announce the opening of a newly constructed health post in Rafsanjan City, as part of UNHCR’s 2016 tripartite agreement between the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants’ Affairs (BAFIA), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and UNHCR. The inauguration...
Opening ceremony of Esfahan’s newly relocated Field Unit
The opening ceremony of Esfahan’s newly relocated Field Unit office took place in the presence of UNHCR Representative Mr. Sivanka Dhanapala on 24 April. The Provincial Mayor, representative if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director General of the Bureau of Aliens...
Knowing Afghanistan; bringing Afghan refugees closer to their homeland
Over 200 refugees participated in a vibrant three-day event was held in Yazd from 4-6 March 2017 to mark the closing ceremony of the Government of Iran’s cultural initiative for Afghan refugees, ‘Knowing Afghanistan’. For the fourth year running, the Bureau for Aliens...
Inauguration of Imam Reza school for girls in Alborz province
UNHCR together with its counterparts, the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs and the Ministry of Education, inaugurated their joint project Imam Reza School; a 12-classroom secondary school for girls constructed in a refugee populated area in Alborz...
Second SSAR partners meeting convened at BAFIA premises
Over the past five years, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, UNHCR and national and international partners consisting of several NGOs and INGOs have firmly rooted their assistance to Afghan refugees in the regional, multi-year framework of the Solutions...
Happy International Women’s Day 2017
Inauguration of Shahid Mohseni school in Shahid Naseri settlement in Markazi province
UNHCR together with its counterparts, the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs and the Ministry of Education, inaugurated their joint project Shahid Mohseni School; a 12-classroom primary school for girls and boys constructed in Shahid Naseri Settlement in...
Inauguration ceremony of Shahid Majid Boshkouh high school
The official inauguration ceremony of Shahid Majid Boshkouh High School for boys in Bushehr province took place on 4 February 2018. Located in a high refugee populated area, the school is the result of partnership between the Ministry of Education, the Bureau for...
Announcement No. 1 regarding the registration scheme for Afghan nationals
Undocumented Afghan nationals whose children are currently enrolled in schools, undocumented Afghan nationals who married Iranian spouses, and also documented Afghan nationals whose spouse and children hold expired documentation/or do not have any type of...