street children.34 In 2017, the Association to Defend the Street and Working Children’s office was reportedly closed by Iranian authorities.35 In July 2020, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that she was alarmed by the Iranian Government’s increased pressure on the civil society group Imam Ali Popular Student’s Relief Society. 36 The organization, which worked on issues such as child labor, was closed by Iranian authorities, who arrested its founding member along with a number of colleagues. 37 Consequently, information gathered suggest that coordination with civil society working on/with children in street situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran is limited. Admittedly, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in steps that may indirectly provide children in street situation with necessary protection, notably with regards to welfare services. However, there is no readily available information that might indicate that such steps have been taken with a view to provide appropriate and fitted protection to children in street situation in particular and that they have been tailored to adequately address the needs and various situations of these children. Although the Government has mentioned partnerships with stakeholders, including NGOs, information gathered suggest that coordination is limited, included with regards to the practice of roundups. Additionally, NGOs working on child laborers and children in street situations have reportedly faced governmental pressure. Finally, there is no readily available information that might indicate that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been engaging with the children themselves to provide children is street situation with the necessary protection. Recommendation Status: This recommendation has been PARTIALLY implemented. 34 Transnationality of Child Poverty: The Case of Iranian and Afghan Children in Tehran, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318729333_Transnationality_of_Child_Poverty_The_Case_of_Iranian_and_Afghan_St reet_Children_in_Tehran 35 HRANA, https://www.en-hrana.org/association-defend-street-working-childrensealed?hilite=%27street%27%2C%27children%27 36 OHCHR News, https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26141&LangID=E 37 Ibid. 5