'A whole new world has opened in front of me'

For 50,000 formerly stateless people in Uzbekistan, citizenship will unlock the door to foreign travel, the right to vote and allow them a new-found dignity.

Uzbekistan to end statelessness for 50,000 people

UNHCR completes Kyrgyzstan shelter programme in time for winter

UNHCR wraps up an emergency shelter programme in southern Kyrgyzstan after providing temporary homes for more than 13,400 displaced people.

Emergency shelter completed in southern Kyrgyzstan, focus turns to protection and peace-building

Uzbeks and Kyrgyz come together to commit to reconciliation

Representatives of two communities caught up in last month's ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan meet to push for peace and reconciliation.

UNHCR chief wraps up visit to Kyrgyzstan, urges support for reconciliation

Victims of last month's violence from both the Uzbek and Kyrgyz communities speak of a common desire for peace as fear of further violence remains.

UNHCR chief visits southern Kyrgyzstan, says further help needed

UN refugee chief António Guterres cautions that many thousands of people are still displaced in Kyrgyzstan

UNHCR chief urges continued help for Kyrgyzstan's displaced

UNHCR assisting some 375,000 displaced in southern Kyrgyzstan