Further humanitarian aid from UNHCR arrives in the south of Kyrgyzstan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, delivered 12 tons of core relief items to the National Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan to help people displaced by recent clashes along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic estimate over...
Refugee Youth in Kazakhstan Aim Higher
Originally posted on the Transforming Education Summit blog. Armin was just six years old when he came to Kazakhstan, fleeing war and violence in his homeland, Afghanistan. He arrived with his parents, three-year-old brother, newborn sister and the hope that one day,...
Shadow of statelessness lifting in Kazakhstan
Changes in Kazakhstan’s nationality laws have been putting citizenship within reach for many stateless families.
Government of Turkmenistan and UNHCR discuss emergency preparedness and response
Emergency preparedness is the key to efficient and effective emergency response, but too often, it remains an afterthought – out of sight and out of mind, until an emergency strikes. Not for representatives of the Government of Turkmenistan however who, on 31 August,...
“Home is not where you are born, home is where all your attempts to escape cease”
Being concerned for his own life and the safety of his loved ones, 33-year-old Afghan refugee Abdul Muhammad Navobi had to leave his parents, friends, work and home in the Afghan province of Parwan, to move to another country. “We came to Tajikistan from Afghanistan...
UNHCR, civil society and other partners strengthen collaboration for resolving statelessness in Central Asia
From 24 to 26 April 2022, the Central Asian Network on Statelessness (CANS), jointly with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), organized the 6th CANS Annual Meeting and the UNHCR Sub-Regional Consultations on Statelessness, to discuss current progress, opportunities,...
Improving statelessness determination procedures in Kazakhstan
In November 2021 the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, conducted a workshop to assist the work of the Migration Service Committee of the MIA, officials from its territorial departments, and civil society partners in identifying and documenting stateless persons. Statelessness...
JOINT STATEMENT: On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
2021 Theme: Orange the World: END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN NOW! Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we stand together to re-affirm our collective commitment to ending violence against women and girls. Today, we commend women...
UNHCR urges Tajikistan to halt returns of Afghans at risk
BANGKOK – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at the deportation of Afghan asylum-seekers by the Tajik authorities this week. 11 men, women and children were forcibly returned to Afghanistan on 11 November, prior to any examination of their claims for asylum and...