To aid victims of the Khoy earthquake, a joint UN assessment mission visited Khoy and Firuraq in West Azerbaijan province of Iran on 6 February 2023. The mission met with victims of the earthquake,...
TEHRAN - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes its first-ever contribution from the United Kingdom in support of vulnerable refugees in the Islamic...
Executive Summary The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and social fabric is unprecedented. Current UN DESA estimates indicate a possible loss of up to $8 Trillion in global GDP1...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has flown 55 tonnes of vital medical supplies to the Islamic Republic of Iran, thanks to the newly established Humanitarian Air Bridge, an initiative by the European...
TEHRAN 20 MAY 2020 – During Ramadan, the United Nations in the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued efforts to assist the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I extend my warmest wishes...
By UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Early signs are that the COVID-19 virus poses a greater direct health risk to men, and particularly older men. But the pandemic is exposing and exploiting...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has further enhanced its emergency support to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. To address the critical and urgent lack...
Tehran, 5 March 2020 – The United Nations in the Islamic Republic of Iran is stepping up its efforts to support the country’s response to the new coronavirus outbreak. On March 4, the number of...
Following the floods and landslides of April 2019, the Plan and Budget Organization (PBO), Government of Iran commissioned the United Nations (UN) system to conduct a Post Disaster Needs Assessment...
Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Center for Environmental and Occupational Health, hosted a two-day (22-23 Oct. 2019) workshop on “Climate Change...