De Bont and a UNHCR representative visited migrant service centers in Tehran, where Iranian officials outlined human-centered policies focused on employment, dignity, and empowerment for refugees.
Many returnees arrive with very few belongings; some are exhausted, traumatized, or in need of urgent assistance.
UNICEF also appealed to donor countries to increase funding for humanitarian programs supporting returnees, with a focus on women and children.
“The situation of returnees is critical,” said the IOM Chief of Mission in Afghanistan, who recently visited border entry points.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued an urgent appeal for international funding and support as Afghanistan grapples with one of the largest return movements...
Afghan refugees should be allowed to return with dignity, Mohammad Naeem, deputy foreign minister for financial and administrative affairs, said in meeting with an official of...
The International Organization for Migration says Yemen continues to witness a significant increase in the influx of irregular migrants arriving from Africa.
Migrants are being pulled off the streets without notice, loaded onto buses, and abandoned at the Afghan border, Khalilzad said.
More than 800,000 Afghans have returned from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Afghanistan since January 2025, with over 137,000 arriving in June...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that between 19-25 June, more than 88,000 undocumented Afghan migrants returned home from Iran. According to the organization,...
The number of Afghan families without legal documentation in Iran returning to Afghanistan last month was three times higher than in May last year, it added.
According to the authorities, approximately 50,000 Afghan nationals have returned to the country via Spin Boldak since the beginning of April.
In total, Pakistan has hosted over 2.8 million Afghan refugees who crossed the border during 40 years of conflict in their homeland.
Many returnees say the situation for Afghan migrants inside Iran has deteriorated significantly over the past month. According to their accounts, hundreds are being detained and...
The organization stressed the importance of providing maternity services at the borders and noted that all of these newborns were delivered in good health.
The ministry stated that Afghan refugees are also being illegally arrested in their homes, shops, and markets in Pakistan, and then taken to prison before being...
Pakistan has granted Afghan migrants, both undocumented and those holding ACC cards, a deadline of March 31 to voluntarily leave the country.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that 73,364 Afghans returned to their country in the third week of March, while 36,166 others left. The...
More than half a million people in Afghanistan were displaced due to climate disasters in 2024, the International Organization for Migration said in a country report...
This week the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that over 18,000 Afghan migrants returned to Afghanistan from Islamabad and Rawalpindi last month.
