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'A whole new world has opened in front of me'
20 Jan 2021 For 50,000 formerly stateless people in Uzbekistan, citizenship will unlock the door to foreign travel, the right to vote and allow them a new-found dignity. -
Once a dream, citizenship puts medical career within reach
8 Oct 2019 University seemed like an impossible dream for 21-year-old Nazir, who was born stateless in Kyrgyzstan. Now he can finally study medicine. -
Longing and belonging: the quest to end statelessness
7 Oct 2019 -
Intrepid lawyer achieves quest to eradicate statelessness in Kyrgyzstan
2 Oct 2019 Heading out on foot, on horseback and in four-wheel drives, Azizbek Ashurov and his team of lawyers have helped Kyrgyzstan to end statelessness. -
Azizbek Ashurov wins 2019 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
1 Oct 2019 -
Citizenship tastes sweet to Kyrgyzstan beekeeper
30 Sep 2019 Abdusamat Saparov dreamed of being a beekeeper for over 20 years. But without a birth certificate or passport, it seemed impossible. -
Kyrgyzstan ends statelessness in historic first
4 Jul 2019 -
The Global Compact on Refugees, explained
13 Dec 2018 -
UNHCR water project aids road safety in Kyrgyzstan
24 Nov 2015 Peacebuilding programme brings standpipes to village where children risked their lives crossing a busy highway on a daily trek to fetch water