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Knowing Afghanistan; bringing Afghan refugees closer to their homeland

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

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

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...

Inauguration ceremony of Shahid Majid Boshkouh high school

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...

The Launch of the ‘Afghan Committee for People with Disabilities’

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...