New SSAR Support Platform refocuses international attention on displaced Afghans
Forty years since the start of the conflict in Afghanistan, finding solutions for the millions of Afghans who remain displaced is key to the country and the region’s collective future.
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran commit to new Afghan support platform at Refugee Forum
Forty years since the onset of the Afghan displacement crisis, leaders from the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan along with UNHCR and refugee representatives have gathered in Geneva to launch a new Support Platform for the Solutions Strategy for...
Global Refugee Forum
16 (Advance Session), 17 & 18 December 2019 (High-Level Session)
World gathering on refugees opens in Geneva after ‘decade of displacement’
Global Refugee Forum, 16–18 December in Geneva A three-day global gathering aimed at transforming the way the world responds to refugee situations starts today in Geneva, Switzerland. The first-ever Global Refugee Forum brings together refugees, heads of state and...
Universal Public Health Insurance now open for all refugees until 24 February
Afghan children learn side by side with Iranian peers
An exemplary policy in Iran lets Afghan children attend public school, whether they are registered refugees, passport holders or even undocumented.
More support needed for refugee education in Iran
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Iran’s efforts to extend education opportunities for nearly half a million Afghan children in the country, and recognizes that the country needs greater humanitarian support because of the economic challenges it faces today. Iran...
Music helps blind Afghan refugee dream, one note at a time
With the help of her community in Iran, Maryam overcame the challenges of living with a disability and found inner peace, strength, and independence through her music.
Afghan entrepreneur helps refugees and Iranians alike
After her husband died, Afghan refugee Zeynab Shaban set up a successful business making hospital gowns that helps refugee and Iranian employees alike.