UN Called for New Solutions for Rohingya Crisis
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, called Friday for renewed solutions for displaced and stateless Rohingya communities inside and outside Myanmar.
UNHCR lauds Iran’s services for refugees
The UNHCR envoy in Iran, Ivo Freijsen, said on Saturday that Tehran's extensive services to asylum seekers and refugees are admirable.
Immediate Ceasefire in Libya; UN Urges
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, urged Saturday an “immediate ceasefire” in war-weary Libya where the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) fights forces affiliated with Gen. Khalifa Haftar. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants a “return to political dialogue by all parties and put an immediate ceasefire in Libya,” the […]
UNHCR: More credit warranted for Iran’s hosting of refugees
TEHRAN – Volker Turk, the UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, believes that Iran has not received enough recognition for hosting refugees for the past 40 years. Speaking to a few reporters, Turk said Iran has done an exemplary job integrating Afghan refugees into its society and educational system. Turk was in Tehran to hold […]