Ivo Freijsen

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 13/10/2020

Cash grants from @Refugees, in coordination with @Iran_GOV, provide a lifeline to thousands of refugees in Iran. We call on the intl community to support these efforts to assist refugees whose livelihoods have been hit hard by #COVID19. https://t.co/veZ0eHAPF0

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 09/10/2020

Congratulations to @WFP for having been awarded the 2020 #NobelPeacePrize for its efforts to combat hunger! UNHCR Iran is proud to be working together with @WFPIran to protect and assist refugees in settlements.

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 08/10/2020

Iran provides: 📚 Free education to over 500,000 refugees 👩🏻‍⚕‍👨🏻‍⚕‍ Free public health insurance to 100,000 refugees To help sustain these services, @Refugees calls for enhanced international responsibility-sharing at #ExCom71. https://t.co/NKnf3HdCeL

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 07/10/2020

Iran hosts almost 1 million Afghan refugees🚶🏻‍♂‍🚶🏻‍♀‍🚶🏻‍♂‍🚶🏻‍♀‍ Yet, the Afghan refugee crisis remains amongst the most underfunded in the 🌍 At #ExCom71, @Refugees is doing all it can to garner international support. Burden-sharing is needed now more than ever. https://t.co/KBvTWTiOvf

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 01/10/2020

A very productive virtual meeting today between the govts of 🇦🇫 Afghanistan, 🇮🇷 Iran and 🇵🇰 Pakistan and @Refugees on durable solutions for Afghan refugees and the need for enhanced burden-sharing for refugee-hosting countries like Iran and Pakistan. https://t.co/fgwAqeYeIz

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 01/10/2020

Thank you 🇧🇪 @BelgiumMFA 🇫🇮 @Ulkiministerio 🇫🇷 @francediplo_EN 🇩🇪 @GermanyDiplo 🇮🇪 @Irish_Aid 🇱🇺 @MFA_Lux 🇵🇹 @nestrangeiro_pt For welcoming 1,066 asylum-seekers in 2020. Afghans remain the 2nd citizen group claiming first-time asylum in Europe. https://t.co/ypupQMf3hS

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 30/09/2020

As always, a very fruitful mtg with Afghan Ambassador HE Abdul Ghafoor Liwal on Afghan refugees in #Iran and other matters of mutual concern. https://t.co/yh9Sz8pnie

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 21/09/2020

RT @UNHCRAsia: In the Iranian city of Shiraz, Rozma Ghafouri-an Afghan refugee & this year's Asia #NansenAward winner, works tirelessly to…

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 21/09/2020

Congratulations to the regional winner of the #NansenAward for Asia! 🎉 29-year-old Rozma is ⚽ a football coach 👩‍👧‍👦 a youth counsellor Each year, she helps some 400 Afghan girls and boys in Iran to remain active and continue their education. https://t.co/VVXvhR2aDe

Ivo Freijsen

@IFreijsen - 21/09/2020

Afghan refugees in Iran longing to go home have been wishing for peace for over 40 years. 💭 On this #PeaceDay🕊️ we must remember that shaping peace in Afghanistan is critical to paving the way for safe, voluntary and dignified return.