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UNHCR airlifts first 80 tonnes of aid to Uzbekistan for refugees from Kyrgyzstan
16 Jun 2010 UNHCR begins airlifting aid to Uzbekistan for tens of thousands of people fleeing violence in southern Kyrgyzstan. The first two flights landed in Andijan. -
Ilyushin flight to start UNHCR aid airlift to Uzbekistan on Wednesday
15 Jun 2010 An Ilyushin cargo plane, carrying 40 tonnes of UNHCR relief supplies for refugees in southern Kyrgyzstan, set to leave Dubai for Uzbekistan. -
UNHCR to deploy team to help thousands of refugees in Uzbekistan
14 Jun 2010 UNHCR prepares to deploy an emergency team and aid to help thousands of refugees who have fled to Uzbekistan to escape conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan. -
Guterres wraps up fruitful first visit to Central Asia
16 Nov 2007 High Commissioner Guterres agrees to boost refugee assistance in the Kyrgyz Republic and urges Kazakhstan to help address the migration-asylum nexus. -
After generations away, Kazakhs come home to an independent country
9 Aug 2007 Some 600,000 ethnic Kazakhs have returned to Kazakhstan since independence, many after generations of life in other countries -
Helping Chechens back on their feet in Kazakhstan
16 Aug 2006 In Kazakhstan, people who fled conflict in the Russian republic of Chechnya are not admitted to the asylum system. The UN refugee agency is helping some 5,000 of them by providing grants and legal aid to improve their lives in exile. -
UNHCR shocked by extradition of Uzbeks from Kyrgyzstan
9 Aug 2006 UNHCR said it was shocked by Kyrgyzstan's extradition of four Uzbek refugees and one asylum seeker. The refugee agency said the move violated the 1951 Refugee Convention and it was worried about the safety of the five. -
UNHCR urges Kyrgyzstan government not to deport four Uzbek refugees
14 Jun 2006 After a final court ruling on their case, UNHCR has expressed concern about the fate of four Uzbek refugees arrested last year in western Kyrgyzstan after an extradition request from Uzbekistan. The refugee agency urged the Kyrgyz government not to forcibly return the four to their homeland and said it had found resettlement places overseas for them. -
Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan still in limbo a year after fleeing Andijan violence
12 May 2006 A year after the violent events in Andijan, UNHCR continues to work for the protection of Uzbeks who fled to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, and to support the Kyrgyz authorities in preparing themselves for a possible emergency in the future.