Vaccination of 4m Afghan refugees a great achievement for Iran: WHO
Four million Afghan refugees in Iran, regardless of nationality and residency status, have received vaccination against COVID-19, which is a great achievement for Iran, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Iran Jaffar Hussain, has said.
Iran takes measures to block Omicron strain
The Iranian Health Ministry has adopted new regulations to prevent the new variant of coronavirus, called B.1.1.529, or Omicron, from entering the country.
Protecting refugees is a human rights principle, Iran writes to UNHCR
The communications and constitution implementation department of the Vice Presidency for Legal Affairs in a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees called for the protection of asylum seekers and refugees in accordance with human rights obligations.
Iran, Vietnam to expand technological cooperation
Iran and Vietnam will enhance scientific and technological cooperation, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
Iran outpaces Europe in first-dose COVID-19 vaccination
The national average for the first dose vaccination of people over the age of 12 was 82 percent in Iran, while it was 64 percent in Europe, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, head of the diseases management center of the Ministry of Health, said.
Kolivand appointed new head of IRCS
President Ebrahim Raisi has appointed Pir-Hossein Kolivand as the new head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for four years, replacing Karim Hemmati.
Organ donation rises 66% in 6 months
While the outbreak of coronavirus caused a significant drop in organ donation over the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021), it increased by 66 percent in the first six months of this year.
Road casualties drop in coronavirus era
The number of traffic-related deaths last year (March 2020-March 2021) decreased by 15.2 percent compared to a year before, 13 percent of which is estimated to be caused by the pandemic.
Breeding in the wild: DOE plans to protect Asiatic cheetah
The Department of Environment (DOE) plans to breed Asiatic cheetah in the wild so that the species is protected from extinction.
Foreign aid to Afghan refugees in Iran is small: UNHCR
The amount of assistance provided by international organizations to address the needs of Afghan refugees in Iran is small, and most of the support is provided by the Iranian government and people, Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR Representative in Iran, said.