Sub-Office Shiraz (SOS) was initially established as a Voluntary Repatriation Center (VRC) in January 2002 and expanded to a Sub-Office in February 2014.
UNHCR Sub-Office Shiraz area of responsibility (AoR) covers Bushehr, Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari, Fars, Ilam, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad and Lorestan provinces.
UNHCR Sub-Office Shiraz AoR host over 83,920 refugees.
There are six refugee settlements in SOS’s AoR; two settlements in Fars province, two in Khuzestan province, one in Bushehr province and one in Lorestan province.
These settlements host 3,139 refugees (4% of the refugee population in SOS AoR), 87% of whom are Afghan refugees, while the remaining population are mostly Iraqi refugees.
Contact Details:
| Address:
UNHCR Sub-Office Shiraz Parvin Etesami Blvd, Janbazan Blvd, Modares Blvd, Shiraz 71577-18817, Islamic Republic of Iran |
Working Hours: Sunday to Thursday/ 08:30-16:00 Email: [email protected] Reception Tel: (+98-71) 372 296 92 Office Tel: (+98-71) 372 296 88-89-91 Fax: (+98-71) 372 296 88 Ext. 292 |