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Ancient principles inform current laws, UNHCR chief tells gathering on Muslim refugees
11 May 2012 UNHCR urges member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to take long-standing principles of providing asylum and enshrine them in legislation. -
Statelessness: More than 3,000 stateless people given Turkmen nationality
7 Dec 2011 Some 20,000 people have been registered as stateless in Turkmenistan since 2007. More than 3,000 of them were granted citizenship earlier this year. -
Investing in local integration in Turkmenistan
18 Oct 2007 The UN Trust Fund for Human Security is supporting a US$1.2 million project to improve living conditions in Turkmenistan's refugee-hosting areas. -
Over 10,000 Tajik refugees to become citizens in Turkmenistan
10 Aug 2005 After up to 13 years as refugees on Turkmen soil, more than 10,000 ethnic-Turkmen refugees from Tajikistan will finally be able to call Turkmenistan home after last week's presidential decree to grant them citizenship.