18 Nov 2021
Tehran, Iran – The European Commission’s humanitarian branch, namely the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), visited Iran over the last ten days, in order to obtain a first-hand and updated understanding of the context, the needs of Afghan [...]
16 Nov 2021
This evening, the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines landed at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, provided as part of the Humanitarian Buffer mechanism of the COVAX Facility to help the government vaccinate more refugees. A second [...]
7 Oct 2021
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the generous contribution of EUR 1.5 million from the Government of Finland, in support of Afghan refugees in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Finland is one of UNHCR’s most steadfast supporters globally.In Iran, this particular donation will help UNHCR, in [...]
25 Aug 2021
UNHCR Iran is happy to announce the launch of our Iran “HELP” website. This page was created to provide useful and reliable information to individuals seeking support in Iran, including new arrivals.Website address: https://help.unhcr.org/iran/en/Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, UNHCR [...]
9 Aug 2021
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned by the rapid escalation of conflict in Afghanistan this week. Amid intensified clashes in Nimruz province in the country’s south-west, nearly two hundred Afghan refugees have been forced to flee to the Islamic Republic of Iran over the weekend. Many more Afghan […]
Are you a refugee, asylum-seeker, or a person at risk of statelessness in Iran looking for help?Visit UNHCR Help siteDue to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, UNHCR Iran reception centers for persons of concern continue to operate with limited capacity for regular in-person interaction for the [...]
10 Jun 2021
Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran – As COVID-19 lingers in Iran, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, is grateful for the timely donation of 1,000,000 face masks by the Republic of Korea, which will help protect health personnel and patients at hospitals and health facilities in refugee-hosting [...]
8 Jun 2021
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s recent move to formalize access to banking services – including debit cards, for Afghan refugees in the country.Before the new policy was announced, banks around the country followed different practices, [...]
31 May 2021
Spare parts clutter every corner of the auto-repair shop in the bustling centre of Shiraz, in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s southern Fars province, where Abbas Balkhi leans under the hood of a car making careful adjustments until the rev of the engine sounds just right.Abbas is an Afghan [...]
14 Jan 2021
Roya sets the white fabric under the needle and presses the pedal of her sewing machine, adding finishing touches on the face mask she is making. Around her, rows and rows of other refugees are also churning out masks - much sought-after protection made necessary by the unrelenting COVID-19 [...]
