§ 21. Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will estimate the numbers of refugees in Iran; and what action she is taking, with our European partners, to provide assistance to them. [14128]
§ Clare ShortAccording to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there are approximately 2,016,000 refugees in Iran, including
1.4 M from Afghanistan;580,000 from Iraq;36,000 others (of which the main groups are from Zaire, Rwanda, Angola, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bosnia, Tajikstan, and Azerbaijan).The European Community Humanitarian Office have given over £28 million during the period 1992–1996 of which the UK share is approximately £4.7 million. It's programmes are regularly discussed among EU partners.