How UNHCR supported Iran in the fight against COVID-19

UNCHR
Aug 01, 2022

How UNHCR supported Iran in the fight against COVID-19


After two years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation in Iran reached a stable state thanks to the nationwide vaccination programme, with over 68% of the entire population fully vaccinated. While refugees remained resilient, the damage to their already fragile health and the loss of livelihoods triggered by the outbreak severely impacted their capacity to sustain their basic needs. Given that refugees often belong to the most vulnerable population segments, they felt the overall impacts more severely, thus increasing their need for humanitarian assistance.