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 praises continued protection of refugees and asylum seekers in the Kyrgyz Republic during the COVID-19 situation
On 16 February the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) donated another batch of IT equipment at the value of 1,770,000 KGS to the Refugee Unit of the State Migration Service (SMS). Part of longstanding UNHCR-SMS cooperation in the protection of refugees and asylum seekers, the...
COVID-19 Migration Challenges in Central Asia Discussed at the Almaty Process Ministerial Conference
On 27 January 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) organized Ministerial Conference of the Almaty Process to discuss solutions to regional challenges posed by the complex dynamics of refugee protection and...
The UN Refugee Agency offers support to Kyrgyzstan’s implementation of the two UN Statelessness Conventions
On 21 January the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated personal protective equipment to the National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic for conducting the national population census in...
UNHCR and UNFPA support the collection of data on statelessness within 2023 national census in Uzbekistan
Today, UNHCR and UNFPA supported the collection of data on statelessness within 2023 national population and housing census in Uzbekistan, by donating 19 sets of computer equipment to the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics. The State Committee...
UNHCR welcomes Turkmenistan’s decision to grant citizenship to 2,580 stateless people
In a significant step to end statelessness on its territory, Turkmenistan has granted citizenship to 2,580 people, following issuance of a Presidential Decree on the subject this month. Sixty per cent of those intended to benefit from the Decree are stateless women,...
UNHCR urges states to end limbo for stateless people by 2024
…
Inclusion key to protecting refugees and their hosts amid COVID-19 pandemic
…
UNHCR launches new portal with verified higher education opportunities for refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a first-of-its kind platform providing verified information on higher education programs available to refugees worldwide.
UNHCR organized an online summer camp for refugee and asylum seeker children in the Kyrgyz Republic
In August 2020, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the Kyrgyz Republic conducted an online summer camp for 17 children from refugee and asylum seeker families to help them cope with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 situation.
UNHCR welcomes the efforts Uzbekistan has been making to eradicate statelessness in recent years
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the efforts Uzbekistan has been making to eradicate statelessness in recent years. According to the data released by the Government of Uzbekistan to UNHCR in August 2020, it granted citizenship to 6,318 stateless persons in 2019 alone. This is the largest annual number of […]
Kazakh National University, with the support of UNHCR, launches the first grant program for refugees in Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU), with the support of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has launched the first grant program for refugees in Kazakhstan that provides access to quality education in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and international principles to improve the integration of refugees. As part of […]