Final UN report records tar pollution along more than 250 kilometres of coastline

The final UN report stated that oil and petrochemicals represented 56.5 percent of the reconstruction expenditure forecast. It highlighted the sector’s large foreign-exchange requirements for modern...

Iran’s five-year plan envisaged about 27 billion dollars from foreign sources for specific new projects. The final UN report distinguished this from investments already being undertaken and...

The final UN report described Iran seeking the return of trained personnel who had emigrated. It also linked planned foreign-participation projects with workplace training and longer-term efforts to...

The final UN report relayed concerns that pollution and contamination along the Karun River constrained regional economic activity and affected farmland. It identified environmental recovery as a...

Authorities reported unusually frequent eye, stomach and skin illnesses in affected rural communities. The final UN report stated that health authorities could not explain the exact cause, despite...

Oil pollution was reported to affect the economic life of more than 20 Persian Gulf islands. The final UN report described losses of mangroves and seagrass and a serious threat to prawn fishing.

Sunken vessels in the Shatt al-Arab threatened fishing livelihoods and surrounding ecology. The final UN report said cargo records were unavailable and called for international help and...

The final UN report relayed Iran’s Health Ministry claim that mines and unexploded ordnance killed or injured at least ten people daily in border areas. It identified continuing explosive hazards...

Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization told the UN team that high costs and specialist requirements had prevented conclusive surveys. The report described the need for detailed studies before...

Iran sought help studying polluted beaches, the Karun River, Gulf islands, seagrass, mangroves and water quality in affected provinces. The final UN report recorded these as priorities for...