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has opened its arms to accept asylum seekers from its eastern neighbor.World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United
Nations to honor refugees around the globe
It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape
conflict or persecution.World Refugee Day was held globally for the first time on June 20, 2001, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
It was originally known as Africa Refugee Day, before the United Nations General Assembly officially designated it as an international day
in December 2000.Iran, without the support of international organizations, has accommodated hundreds of thousands of new refugees in the
for Refugees (UNHCR) says Iran and Pakistan have hosted millions of Afghan refugees over the past four decades, and estimates suggest that
90 percent of Afghan refugees are residing in these two countries.The number of Afghan immigrants living in Iran has exceeded four million
After entering Iran, Afghan immigrants had the highest presence in the provinces of Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, and
Sistan-Baluchestan.Afghanistan General Consul Resident in Mashhad, Abdul Jaber Ansar, said that sanctions against Iran target the economic
spheres and from a perspective, three million Afghan refugees bear the negative effects
$200,000 annually for a small group of vulnerable immigrants in Khorasan Razavi
despite the fact that the Europeans have made many claims about supporting the Afghans, but have not provided them with any assistance,
contrary to their comments, today more than four million Afghans are guests of the Islamic Republic.The education, life, and employment of
these citizens are important to us and should be followed, so we predicted that a central mechanism would be formed as an immigrant
organization, he added.The special representative of the president for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, on the occasion of World Refugee Day
accepting Afghan, Syrian, and Iraqi refugees and prioritizing Ukrainian refugees is contrary to their claims.Iran, without the support of
international organizations, has accommodated hundreds of thousands of new refugees in the recent crisis in Afghanistan and now has millions
- some 780,000 Afghan refugees, over 2 million undocumented Afghans, and another 600,000 Afghan passport-holders with Iranian visas.However,
in light of the pandemic, all refugees, even those undocumented, benefited from access to free primary health services and free
COVID-19-related testing, treatment, and hospitalization, just like Iranian nationals.The same happened for the vaccination when the country
has generously considered refugees for vaccination against coronavirus.The recent fast-paced turn of events in Afghanistan has the potential
to create additional population movements; displacing families internally and potentially driving them to seek refuge in neighboring
countries.It is estimated that up to 300,000 Afghan asylum-seekers have fled to Iran this year alone in search of safety, while UNHCR has
community to put their hands on the wheel of progress, provide resources, and prevent Afghanistan from spiraling any further.I will never
