Statement by Secretary General on World Refugee Day 2018
What would you do if you were forced to leave your home? Today, more than 68 million people around the world are refugees or internally displace as a result of conflict or persecution. That is equivalent to the population of the world’s 20th largest country....
UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection arrives in Tehran
Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Mr. Volker Türk, has arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit. Mr. Türk is the UN’s leading expert on international protection and his visit is meant to reaffirm UNHCR’s commitment to continue its strong...
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,...
UNHCR supports Iran’s largest refugee football tournament
As part of the joint BAFIA/UNHCR ‘Knowing Afghanistan’ competition which aims to better connect Afghans living in Iran with their culture and traditions of their homeland, the tournament kicked off in Qazvin on 23 November 2017 with the participation of...
Refugee Child Protection event brings fun and laughter to Afghan refugees children in Tehran
With the support of UNHCR Field Office Tehran, Provincial Bureau of Aliens and Foreign Immigrants’ Affairs (BAFIA) Tehran collaborated with the Kanoun Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Youth, ILIA NGO and the Imam Ali Association to organize...
16 new schools open in Iran to welcome Afghans and Iranian students
Unknown to many and often overshadowed by other refugee crises around the globe, the Islamic Republic of Iran lays claim to a long history of hosting refugees. Representing one of the world’s most protracted refugee situations and accommodating close to one...