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Study proposes ways to ease integration in Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
10 Apr 2008 A recent study aimed at helping three eastern European countries draw up integration plans for refugees has found that more needs to be done by officials and the refugees to make the process work. -
UNHCR shocked by extradition of Uzbeks from Kyrgyzstan
9 Aug 2006 UNHCR said it was shocked by Kyrgyzstan's extradition of four Uzbek refugees and one asylum seeker. The refugee agency said the move violated the 1951 Refugee Convention and it was worried about the safety of the five. -
UNHCR urges Kyrgyzstan government not to deport four Uzbek refugees
14 Jun 2006 After a final court ruling on their case, UNHCR has expressed concern about the fate of four Uzbek refugees arrested last year in western Kyrgyzstan after an extradition request from Uzbekistan. The refugee agency urged the Kyrgyz government not to forcibly return the four to their homeland and said it had found resettlement places overseas for them. -
Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan still in limbo a year after fleeing Andijan violence
12 May 2006 A year after the violent events in Andijan, UNHCR continues to work for the protection of Uzbeks who fled to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, and to support the Kyrgyz authorities in preparing themselves for a possible emergency in the future. -
Fortress Europe: The wall is getting higher
26 Apr 2006 While the number of people trying to enter the European Union via its new eastern border has increased dramatically since EU enlargement in 2004, the number applying for asylum has dropped sharply. In Ukraine, meanwhile, asylum applications are rising but almost none of them are being recognised. UNHCR is concerned that on both sides of the EU border, people seeking asylum are struggling to get a fair hearing. -
UNHCR reluctantly leaves Uzbekistan after 13 years of helping refugees
18 Apr 2006 The UN refugee agency reluctantly closed its office in Uzbekistan this week, ordered by the government to leave the Central Asian country after 13 years of assisting refugees fleeing conflicts in the region. -
UNHCR regrets order to leave Uzbekistan
20 Mar 2006 The UN refugee agency said it regrets the decision of the Uzbekistan government to give UNHCR one month to end its more than decade-long presence in the Central Asian country. UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller says the agency has always performed its work in accordance with its mandate and that the basic principles of refugee protection would continue to guide its work. -
UNHCR condemns deportation of Uzbek asylum seekers from Ukraine
16 Feb 2006 The UN refugee agency is appalled to discover that Ukraine deported 11 Uzbek asylum seekers back to Uzbekistan following an extradition request from the Uzbek prosecutor's office. UNHCR is seeking urgent clarification and further information on the fate of the deportees, as it is extremely concerned for their safety. -
Uzbek refugees wait in Romania for resettlement: "I went to the bazaar and ended up in a refugee camp"
7 Feb 2006 Last May, life abruptly changed for hundreds of Uzbeks in the town of Andijan, forced by violence to flee to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan. Of 439 who were moved to Romania last July to await permanent resettlement, more than 100 have now left for their permanent new homes.