Knowing Afghanistan; bringing Afghan refugees closer to their homeland
Over 200 refugees participated in a vibrant three-day event was held in Yazd from 4-6 March 2017 to mark the closing ceremony of the Government of Iran’s cultural initiative for Afghan refugees, ‘Knowing Afghanistan’. For the fourth year running, the Bureau for Aliens...
Inauguration of Imam Reza school for girls in Alborz province
UNHCR together with its counterparts, the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs and the Ministry of Education, inaugurated their joint project Imam Reza School; a 12-classroom secondary school for girls constructed in a refugee populated area in Alborz...
Second SSAR partners meeting convened at BAFIA premises
Over the past five years, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, UNHCR and national and international partners consisting of several NGOs and INGOs have firmly rooted their assistance to Afghan refugees in the regional, multi-year framework of the Solutions...
Happy International Women’s Day 2017
Inauguration of Shahid Mohseni school in Shahid Naseri settlement in Markazi province
UNHCR together with its counterparts, the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs and the Ministry of Education, inaugurated their joint project Shahid Mohseni School; a 12-classroom primary school for girls and boys constructed in Shahid Naseri Settlement in...
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, the Bureau for...
Announcement No. 1 regarding the registration scheme for Afghan nationals
Undocumented Afghan nationals whose children are currently enrolled in schools, undocumented Afghan nationals who married Iranian spouses, and also documented Afghan nationals whose spouse and children hold expired documentation/or do not have any type of...
UNHCR’s project leaves a big impact on refugees’ lives
International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated with three refugees who have received wheelchairs shows the true impact of such interventions.
The Launch of the ‘Afghan Committee for People with Disabilities’
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was commemorated worldwide on 3rd December 2016. In Mashhad in northeast Iran, the occasion was marked through the launch of the newly created ‘Afghan Committee for People with Disabilities’ in close cooperation with...