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More Than a Game: How sport brings refugees and communities together

Ahead of the International Day of Living Together in Peace, refugees, asylum-seekers and host communities in Kazakhstan came together to compete, connect, and celebrate inclusion through football.
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Breaking the chains of statelessness for her family

After spending two decades in uncertainty, Nataliyia and her 9 children were recognized as citizens of Kazakhstan.
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A lifetime of struggle, a beacon of hope: Meliknor’s Journey from statelessness to stability in Tajikistan

Meliknor’s life has been shaped by loss and hardship, but it is also a story of hope, generosity, and resilience.
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Integrated, but still seeking inclusion in Kazakhstan

Nearly 37,000 people in Central Asia do not have a nationality. They are stateless.

They often aren’t allowed to go to school, see a doctor, get a job, open a bank account, buy a house or even get married.

For over a decade, Central Asian States, supported by UNHCR, have made significant progress in preventing and ending statelessness.