Final UN report records 1,422 damaged schools brought back into service

The Court extended the deadline for Iran’s written observations on U.S. objections.

The Secretary-General submitted the second and final expert report on Iran’s reconstruction efforts and needs. The report followed a further mission and documented recovery work after the eight-year...

The final UN report recorded 9,300 damaged or destroyed classrooms in 2,637 schools across five war-affected provinces. It also reported 362 schools in other provinces affected by missile attacks.

About 450,000 pupils and students from the five war-affected provinces were reported to have fled elsewhere. The final UN report linked this displacement to double shifts in host-region schools and...

Iran gave high priority to primary-school rebuilding and offered incentives for teachers to return to remote war-affected areas. Authorities reported enough teachers for schools already reconstructed,...

The final UN report recorded completed reconstruction of 12 technical and vocational training centres at a reported cost of 21,000 million rials. Restoring training capacity supported the wider...

Work on a further 370 schools was expected to finish within the current budget period. The final UN report presented this as a reconstruction target, separate from the schools already reported back in...

The final UN report attributed about 20 percent of the school reconstruction effort to foundations and trusts working alongside government. It also described voluntary assistance as a major...

In devastated rural areas, the report warned that schools could not reopen until viable communities were re-established. It expected later reconstruction phases to proceed more slowly than earlier...

The UN report identified shortages of building materials as a major obstacle to restoring education. In devastated areas, replacing housing, basic services and infrastructure was necessary alongside...