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U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Visits Iran, XINHUA
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Xinhua (China)
09-18-2000
TEHRAN, September 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) Sadako Ogata arrived in Iran on Monday through the border
city of Taibad in the northeastern Khorasan Province, the official Islamic
Republic News Agency reported.
Ogata was welcomed at a border point by the head of the UNHCR office
in Iran and a number of Iranian officials.
Upon her arrival, Ogata boarded on a helico...
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U.N. to Spend Millions Of Dollars on Afghan Refugees in Iran, XINHUA
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; ... organizations, and the first consignment of the aid arrived in Herat in western Afghanistan a few days ago, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported. Since the situation in Afghanistan is not stable, it is natural that the relief operations for the people there ...
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Hospitable to a fault. (Afghan refugees in Iran)
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700,000 Afghan refugees return home from Iran since 2002, XINHUA
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