Iran Press/ Iran news: Attending a press conference during his visit to Iran on Sunday morning, UNHCR deputy director Indrika Ratwatee has added that many refugees have returned to their homelands through Iran’s efforts.
Iran has faced many challenges in hosting Afghan refugees since it has been a transit route for Afghans due to Iran's geographical condition.
"Iran has vaccinated above 70-year-old Afghan refugees like all other Iranians, although they have difficulties in the last 15 months challenging with the COVID-19 pandemic," UNHCR deputy director said.
Another speaker of the session, Director General of Citizens and Immigrants of the Ministry of Interior, Mahdi Mahmoudi, said that Iran did its best so that Afghan refugees would return to their homes respectfully.
Mahmoudi went on to say that over two million legal Afghan refugees had been registered, though illegal ones are reported to the police.
"In 20 immigrant cities, Iran has provided all necessary equipment for Afghan refugees, including healthcare and education, and more than 523,000 Afghans are studying in Iran," the official highlighted.
Mahmoudi concluded that the UN and related organizations expressed their readiness to give Iran over 6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccination for refugees.
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