DAFI scholarship helps a refugee in Tajikistan unlock her potential
Roia, a 23-year-old Afghan refugee living in Tajikistan, studies international law at the Tajik State University of Commerce. She actively participates in conferences, debates, and other student activities and writes articles about global issues. She is very keen on...
“Maybe one day I will be a great doctor too” – refugee student dreams to open hospital in Kyrgyzstan
Malikha, a 24-year-old Afghan refugee, studies medicine at Osh State University. She has been living in Kyrgyzstan with her parents and siblings since 2009. While still in school Malikha grew interested in biology and anatomy, and later realized that she wants to...
Stateless no longer, a tourism professor dreams of future travel
Standing in a small auditorium at Bukhara State University in central Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Navruzzoda opens a tourism conference with a warm welcome to the participants. Due to travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, most of the participants have...
Stateless for 20 years, a filmmaker becomes an Uzbek citizen at last
Ali Choriev sits in his office in central Bukhara and struggles to hold back tears. “I wasted a lot of time and missed many opportunities. I had a lot of amazing offers. Believe me, you can always find money for bread, but if you don’t have human dignity, a voice,...
UNHCR supports enhancing referral mechanisms for refugees and asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan during COVID-19
On 17 February, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) handed over 33 information stands to the State Border Service as part of the ongoing cooperation to enhance referral mechanisms and ensure protection and preserve the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers in the Kyrgyz...
UNHCR 70 Anniversary
December 14, 2020 marks 70 years since the UN General Assembly adopted the Statute of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Since 1951, our mission has been to protect people forced to flee, providing humanitarian assistance and solutions to millions...
Nothing is impossible: the story of a future surgeon and a successful businessman
Armin Talebi, along with his parents, refugees from Afghanistan, moved to the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan in 2006. Armin was only six years old, but he still remembers how difficult the move was. His parents could not find a job and permanent housing, Armin had...
Long road to happiness: the story of a stateless family with four children
Long road to a happiness: the story of a stateless family with four children. Natalia Gulyak has a large and close family, together with her husband they raise four sons. The happy life of Natalia and her husband Vladimir was complicated by one circumstance: Natalia...
Right on a birth registration is the right of every child
On 26 March 2020, a joyful event happened in the family of 19-year-old Nina: she gave birth to her first child, son Radomir. The happiness of young parents was tampered by only one circumstance: Nina could not register the birth of her child, because she did not have...