Even more than a fighting spirit
Mustafa – Afghan refugee and professional kickboxer in Turkmenistan.
UNHCR and Parliament members conduct thematic meeting on refugee issues in Kazakhstan
Қазақша | Русский On 29 March UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the Committee on Legislation and Judicial reform of the Mazhilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan convened a thematic meeting “On issues of the legal status of refugees in Kazakhstan”...
“I was born here. This is my motherland”
Having lived in Almaty all her life, Natalya never gave up hope to confirm citizenship for her and her daughter.
Government of Turkmenistan, civil society and humanitarians discuss refugee emergency response
Русский | Türkmen The emergency workshop marked the successful completion of UNHCR activities within the UNHCR-Government of Turkmenistan 2023 joint workplan. November 23, 2023 – Fifteen representatives of the Government of Turkmenistan, the National Red...
Global refugee summit focuses on unity for world’s refugees
Governments of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic pledge to protect and assist refugees and stateless people.
UNHCR supports education initiatives to empower refugees in Kazakhstan
Қазақ | Русский Tabasum, a 20-year-old Afghan refugee student at Kazakh-Russian Medical University in Almaty, wishes to become a doctor since childhood. She recalls, “When I was in the 6th grade and began studying biology, I got a strong interest in...
Path of the Courageous
English | Русский In a world filled with challenges and adversity, Zenaat’s* unwavering determination and resilience shine as a beacon of hope for her family and people around. Born into a family of twelve, this extraordinary woman always harbored a deep desire...
Central Asian Network on Statelessness prepares for GRF 2023
On 25-27 October 2023 the Central Asian Network on Statelessness (CANS) with support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, held its 7th annual meeting in UN Plaza, Almaty. As members of CANS, civil society organisations and academia from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic,...
Dreaming big for a little asylum-seeker in the Kyrgyz Republic
An asylum-seeker from Afghanistan, Farida dreams of her daughter studying to become a doctor
UN Volunteer’s path to humanitarian work
What motivates someone to become a humanitarian? We asked international UN Volunteer Naeun Lee, currently working with UNHCR in Almaty as Associate Protection Officer, to share her journey to becoming a humanitarian.
Temporary accommodation provided by UNHCR helped people in Batken survive winter
Read in Kyrgyz/кыргыз тилиндее окуу Adilbek Borlubayev and his family lost their home in Southern Kyrgyzstan in September 2022 after violence escalated along the border with Tajikistan. Like more than 142,000 persons displaced from Batken and Osh oblasts, with homes,...
DAFI Kazakhstan Scholarship Program 2023
Young refugees in Kazakhstan are invited to apply for DAFI scholarships to study at tertiary level.