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Kyrgyz human rights lawyer wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
A lawyer, whose work has supported the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic in becoming the first country in the world to end statelessness, has been selected as the 2019 winner of the UN Refugee Agency’s Nansen Refugee Award.
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Central Asian Regional Conference on Birth Registration and Prevention of Statelessness Took Place in Nur-Sultan
On 5-6 September the Second Regional Conference on the Right to Legal Identity and Prevention of Statelessness “Leaving No One Behind at Birth” attended by over 80 delegates from Central Asia took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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Kyrgyzstan to become the first stateless-free country in the world
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Zardasht Said Abdulhafiz, a 39 year old Afghan refugee, found his way in Tajikistan
Tajikistan has been a safe haven for thousands of refugees mostly from Afghanistan over the years, providing them protection and safety on its territory and access to socio-economic rights, including right to education, employment, health.
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#IBELONG to End Statelessness
Across the world today more than ten million people are told they don’t belong ANYWHERE. They are called ‘stateless’. The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons establishes the legal definition for stateless persons as individuals who are not considered citizens or nationals under the operation of the laws of any country.
#IBELONG, UNHCR’s ten-year campaign (2014-2024) to end statelessness in the world, is a powerful platform to advance the efforts to address statelessness in Central Asia.
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Almaty Process
The Almaty Process is a regional consultative process on refugee protection and international migration to, from and within Central Asia.
Statelessness in Central Asia: Human Stories
Tens of thousands people are known to be stateless in Central Asia. Central Asian States have made significant progress in tackling the challenge. UNHCR supports the States’ efforts to develop safeguards against statelessness.