UNHCR and the European Union join forces to provide lasting solutions for Afghan refugees and returnees
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) have signed a new agreement to continue to support displaced Afghans and host communities in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and countries in Central Asia. With substantial EU funding of EUR 36...
Central Asia commits to end statelessness with Ashgabat Declaration
Ashgabat Declaration on Ending Statelessness in Central Asia, published in Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek, Russian and English languages
UNHCR calls on Tajikistan to halt forcible return of Afghan refugees and uphold international protection standards and commitments.
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expresses grave concern over the recent forcible return of Afghan refugees from Tajikistan, urging authorities to immediately halt such actions and uphold their international obligations to protect those fleeing...
Solarization of the Emergency Stockpile in Uzbekistan Completed
UNHCR and LONGi wrap up phase one of a multiyear climate action partnership
UNHCR applauds Turkmenistan for resolving statelessness
Countries urged to emulate Turkmenistan’s achievement at a regional conference in Ashgabat
UNICEF and UNHCR Sign Letter of Understanding to Enhance Support for Refugee and Stateless Children and Women in Tajikistan
Русский | Тоҷикӣ Dushanbe, Tajikistan – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have signed a new Letter of Understanding (LoU) to expand their efforts in protecting and improving the lives of refugee and stateless...
New Global Alliance launched to consign statelessness to history
Turkmenistan becomes the latest country to announce it has resolved statelessness inside its borders.
Decade of action against statelessness brings big gains but further action needed
More than half a million people around the world who were living in the shadows, deprived of their right to nationality, have now acquired citizenship since the inception a decade ago of the #IBelong campaign, according to a new report on statelessness released by...
Central Asian States reaffirm commitment to registering all children at birth
Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan accelerate efforts to end statelessness.
Migration Service Committee and UNHCR discuss ways to improve statelessness determination in Kazakhstan
Қазақ | Русский On 13 December 2023, UNHCR, together with the Migration Service Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, conducted a joint workshop in Astana to enhance procedures for identifying and documenting stateless persons in...
UNHCR is gravely concerned about the disappearance of an asylum-seeker from the Kyrgyz Republic
Кыргызча | Русский BANGKOK – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed over the disappearance of an asylum-seeker in the Kyrgyz Republic and his subsequent refoulement and expresses concerns regarding the shrinking asylum space for those in need of international...
UNHCR Reports Progress on Tackling Statelessness
Русский | Кыргызча Important results have been achieved worldwide this year to help resolve the devastating impact of statelessness, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today as it marks the 9th anniversary of its decade-long #IBelong campaign. In 2023, the Kyrgyz...