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Free education of half a million int'l students in Iran
Aug 19, 2020 09:18Tehran (IP) - Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei said that Iran has facilitated the education of more than half a million foreign students without receiving financial assistance.
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Thousands Syrian face homelessness in Greek
Jun 01, 2020 10:00The 44-year-old Syrian and his family are among thousands of recognized refugees about to lose the temporary homes they were given under Greece's asylum seeker housing scheme.
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Iran hosts Afghans well for over 40 years: UNHCR representative
Apr 18, 2020 10:42Tehran (IP) - The representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ivo Freijsen in Iran expressed that Iran has hosted Afghan refugees for more than 40 years.
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UN lauds Iran's support to Afghan students, says global funding inadequate
Dec 12, 2019 05:11The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has welcomed Iran’s efforts to extend educational opportunities for nearly half a million Afghan children and said the Islamic Republic needs greater humanitarian support.
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More than 1,000 migrant deaths in Mediterranean Sea so far this year
Oct 02, 2019 07:10More than a 1,000 migrants and refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year, the sixth year in a row that this “bleak milestone” has been reached, according to the United Nations.
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Humanitarian organisations concerned about US economic sanctions on Iran
Sep 17, 2019 18:05Tehran (IP) - The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over 'what sanctions actually mean at the economic level'.
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South Korea hails Iran hosting Afghan refugees
Sep 17, 2019 16:44Tehran (IP) - The Korean ambassador in Iran expressed readiness to help Iran improve the refugee's livelihood in Iran.
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South Korean ambassador appreciates Iran's assisting & improving the lives of Afghan refugees
Sep 17, 2019 12:54Tehran (IP) - South Korea's ambassador to Tehran, Jeong Hyun, has thanked the Iranian government for supporting and assisting Afghan refugees, and improving their livelihoods.
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UNHR chief attacked over biased Venezuela report
Jul 07, 2019 23:39UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has been slammed for a partisan report on Venezuela which makes no mention of violence by the far-right opposition to President Nicolas Maduro.
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UNHCR official: Iran's measures toward immigrants should be taken as a role model
May 19, 2019 15:44The UNHCR representative in Iran appreciated Iran's stance toward Afghan immigrants.
