Iran: Information on the mandate and activities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran during the period 1986 to 1991, including the procedure used by the UNHCR to help repatriation of Afghans returning from Iran and whether the UNHCR arranged flights to Kabul for some returnees who arrived in the Afghan city of Herat
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN22358.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on the mandate and activities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran during the period 1986 to 1991, including the procedure used by the UNHCR to help repatriation of Afghans returning from Iran and whether the UNHCR arranged flights to Kabul for some returnees who arrived in the Afghan city of Herat, 1 December 1995, IRN22358.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1c88.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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In response to a DIRB inquiry regarding the above subjects, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) branch office in Ottawa provided the DIRB with the attached document prepared by the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva. This document provides information on only some aspects of the above subject; the UNHCR branch in Ottawa does not currently have additional information.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachment
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ottawa. 5 December 1995. Letter addressed to the DIRB.
