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Crisis in Kyrgyzstan leaves 300,000 internally displaced
17 Jun 2010 Violence in southern Kyrgyzstan has forced an estimated 300,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere in the country. -
UNHCR airlifts first 80 tonnes of aid to Uzbekistan for refugees from Kyrgyzstan
16 Jun 2010 UNHCR begins airlifting aid to Uzbekistan for tens of thousands of people fleeing violence in southern Kyrgyzstan. The first two flights landed in Andijan. -
Ilyushin flight to start UNHCR aid airlift to Uzbekistan on Wednesday
15 Jun 2010 An Ilyushin cargo plane, carrying 40 tonnes of UNHCR relief supplies for refugees in southern Kyrgyzstan, set to leave Dubai for Uzbekistan. -
UNHCR to deploy team to help thousands of refugees in Uzbekistan
14 Jun 2010 UNHCR prepares to deploy an emergency team and aid to help thousands of refugees who have fled to Uzbekistan to escape conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan. -
Kyrgyzstan agrees on action plan to cut and prevent statelessness
22 Sep 2009 Kyrgyzstan to adopt a major plan of action to cut and prevent statelessness in a country where the national status of thousands of people is in legal limbo. -
UNHCR helps refugees in Kyrgyzstan make it through the winter
22 Apr 2009 Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan thanked UNHCR for helping them survive the winter during a time of economic hardship. -
UNHCR supports school, sanitation projects in Kyrgyz host communities
28 Nov 2008 Locals, returnees, former refugees and stateless people in a northern Kyrgyzstan town benefit from an expanded pre-school and a new bathhouse funded by UNHCR to promote co-existence. -
UNHCR and Tajikistan agree on integration of refugees
2 Apr 2008 UNHCR and Tajikistan agreed to strengthen cooperation and open the door for the integration of some 1,000 Afghan refugees. -
Guterres wraps up fruitful first visit to Central Asia
16 Nov 2007 High Commissioner Guterres agrees to boost refugee assistance in the Kyrgyz Republic and urges Kazakhstan to help address the migration-asylum nexus.