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UNHCR welcomes Turkmenistan's decision to grant citizenship to 2,580 stateless people

22 Dec 2020

More progress on statelessness in Central Asia as Turkmenistan becomes latest country to champion universal birth registration

14 Aug 2020

Ashgabat meeting proposes way forward on migration and statelessness

24 Jun 2014

UNHCR chief welcomes regional commitments in Central Asia to protect migrant and asylum-seeker rights

5 Jun 2013

Ancient principles inform current laws, UNHCR chief tells gathering on Muslim refugees

UNHCR urges member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to take long-standing principles of providing asylum and enshrine them in legislation.

11 May 2012

Statelessness: More than 3,000 stateless people given Turkmen nationality

Some 20,000 people have been registered as stateless in Turkmenistan since 2007. More than 3,000 of them were granted citizenship earlier this year.

7 Dec 2011

Investing in local integration in Turkmenistan

The UN Trust Fund for Human Security is supporting a US$1.2 million project to improve living conditions in Turkmenistan's refugee-hosting areas.

18 Oct 2007

Over 10,000 Tajik refugees to become citizens in Turkmenistan

After up to 13 years as refugees on Turkmen soil, more than 10,000 ethnic-Turkmen refugees from Tajikistan will finally be able to call Turkmenistan home after last week's presidential decree to grant them citizenship.

10 Aug 2005

Turkmenistan: First ever registration of all refugees completed

18 Mar 2005
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