UN unveils Iran progress report

The book of records of UN contributions in Iran was compiled with the help of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and contains all the output of the UNDAF between 2012 and 2016, Lewis said at the UN Day 2017.

He said the book concerns the participation of the UN in health, environment sustainable development, management of natural disasters, prediction and controlling narcotics.

Iran is a founding member of the United Nations Organization and was among the 50 states that signed its Charter on 26 June 1945.

The UN representative also acknowledged the role of Iranian partners, including the Government, private sector and the media, in many development projects like supporting refugees.

There are 18 UN agencies, funds and programs working on the ground in Iran. Their work in Iran focuses primarily on development projects and humanitarian assistance.

Whereas the latter deals primarily with the question of support to Afghan refugees, the former covers a number of current government priorities which include poverty, health, the environment, disasters and drug control, according to www.un.org.ir.

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