Emerging from the shadows: ending statelessness in Central Asia
Emerging from the shadows: ending statelessness in Central Asia
Adolat Shabozova lacked nationality in Tajikistan, despite being born there. When her three sons were born, they too were stateless.
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Ongoing Situations
UNHCR’s operations in Asia and the Pacific encompass two of the world’s largest forced displacement crises:
![Afghanistan. From cave to permanent shelter](/asia/sites/asia/files/RF1381172.jpg "Father-of-five, Zamir, 45, and his family have been living in a cave in Bamyan with his family for the past two years, but, before winter sets in, they will move into a permanent new home thanks to UNHCR. The family fled Tajik village, in Bamyan, during heavy fighting in 2019, in which their former home was destroyed. They later moved back to his village but, unable to pay rent on Zamir's earnings as a day labourer, the family moved into a nearby cave. Their new two-roomed home, with a bathroom, will be fitted with solar panels and a traditional bukhari heater. “We will have a better life inside this new home", he said.")
Afghanistan Situation
Some 3 million people are internally displaced due to conflict in Afghanistan, and over 24 million are in need of vital humanitarian relief.
UNHCR continues to deliver on its scaled-up response, focusing on the provision of cash assistance, core relief items and shelter. UNHCR also supports host governments and communities in their efforts to include Afghans in national services such as health and education.
Myanmar Situation
Violence against civilians and the intensified armed conflict following the events of February 2021 caused tens of thousands of refugees to flee to neighbouring countries and have displaced 3.1 million people within Myanmar.
UNHCR has called for comprehensive and regional approaches to durable solutions for some to 1.3 million refugees from Myanmar, such as voluntary repatriation and resettlement. We focus on the responsive and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, strengthening community-based protection and resilience
Key facts and figures
Refugees by country of origin in Asia-Pacific | 2023
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Regional Trends Report
The Asia & the Pacific Regional Trends report for 2023 provides an overview of forced displacement and statelessness in the region up to the end of the year. Presenting an in-depth look into the Asia-Pacific region, it follows on from the release of UNHCR’s flagship Global Trends report.
UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.
Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.
We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.
Afghans are facing crisis upon crisis
After decades of conflict, nine in ten Afghans live in poverty, unemployment is soaring, and public services are insufficient to meet needs on the ground. The country continues to host one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with more than half of the population estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2024. Now, devastating flooding has destroyed homes across the country and forced people to flee once again.
Many displaced families lack sturdy shelters to protect them from the elements, basic items such as blankets, and cash for essentials, including food and medicine.
Your help is urgently needed. You can help give people displaced inside Afghanistan the life-saving support they need to survive.
Could provide a core relief item (CRI) kit to an Afghan family displaced by the floods. The CRI kit includes items such as blankets, a kitchen set, soap, jerry can, bucket, and gas cylinder
Could provide a 4x50 metre plastic tarpaulin roll to help create emergency shelters and keep families dry
Could provide an emergency shelter kit including 1 family tent and 2 plastic tarpaulins for an Afghan family displaced by the floods
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Refugee Voices
Through first-person narratives, refugees from across Asia and the Pacific share their experiences, perspectives and aspirations as people forced to flee.