Iran asks international community to support Afghan refugees in Iran

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the special representative for Afghanistan affairs, urged the international community to support Afghan refugees in Iran.

Qomi called for support during a discussion with Stefan Priesner, the UN representative in Iran, on Sunday. He said on X, formerly Twitter, that: “The development of diplomacy with the United Nations in the framework of the national development plan and the definition of a specific road map, in order to attract international support for Afghan refugees, is one of the important issues pursued by Iran.”

Qomi also announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United Nations Population Fund for the training of Afghans in the health sector.

According to Qomi, this memorandum was signed between Sathya Doraiswamy, UNFPA Representative in Iran and Deputy Minister for education at the health ministry, Abolfazl Bagherifard.

Qomi says that based on this memorandum, the skill level of a number of Afghan nurses and midwives will be improved.