Iran: Treatment of young Afghan refugees, especially single mothers. Are they forced to move to refugee camps? Who would support them in Iran? Were all Afghan refugees in Iran forced into refugee camps in early 1989? What was their general situation in Iran in 1989? What is the general treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran?
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN5754 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Treatment of young Afghan refugees, especially single mothers. Are they forced to move to refugee camps? Who would support them in Iran? Were all Afghan refugees in Iran forced into refugee camps in early 1989? What was their general situation in Iran in 1989? What is the general treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran?, 1 May 1990, IRN5754, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad641c.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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According to the attached article from UNHCR Refugees, only three percent of Afghan refugees in Iran live in camps which are more transit rather than permanent camps. [ Annick Billard, "Integration a Priority", Refugees, November 1988, p. 42.] No mention is made of the situation of single mothers. The Iranian government has "virtually single-handedly assumed the financial and administrative burden for assistance". [ Ibid., p. 43.]
There is no information in the sources regularly consulted by the IRBDC as to whether Afghan refugees were forced into refugee camps in 1989. The attached article provides a fairly comprehensive picture of the general situation and treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran.
ATTACHMENTS:
Annick Billard, "Integration a Priority", Refugees, November 1988, pp. 42-44.
