Central Asia celebrates World Refugee Day 2024
Русский On 20 June each year, organizations, groups, communities around the world come together to mark World Refugee Day and celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee. With the number of forcibly displaced people at a record high,...
Applications now open: DAFI Scholarship Program 2024
Young refugees in Kazakhstan are invited to apply for DAFI scholarships to study at tertiary level.
A call for universal health coverage
In the healthcare issue of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan Investor’s Voice magazine, UNHCR calls for refugee status to be equated with the status of a permanent resident, enabling them to access universal health coverage, as well as employment, social assistance and local integration.
“Refugees” or “Migrants”? How word choices affect rights and lives
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UNHCR trains judges on application of the Law “On Refugees” in Kazakhstan
Қазақша | Русский UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, held a two-day judicial training in Astana, 30 – 31 May, with the aim of supporting judges to uniformly apply the provisions of the national Refugee Law and related by-laws in line with the 1951 Refugee...
Solarizing the UNHCR emergency stockpile in Uzbekistan
UNHCR and LONGi kick-off project to solarise the UNHCR Regional Humanitarian Logistics Hub in Termez
Government of Turkmenistan and UNHCR strengthen cooperation on statelessness and asylum
Government of Turkmenistan and UNHCR conducted a series of capacity building events in Ashgabat, as part of their 2024 joint workplan.
Even more than a fighting spirit
Mustafa – Afghan refugee and professional kickboxer in Turkmenistan.
UNHCR and Parliament members conduct thematic meeting on refugee issues in Kazakhstan
Қазақша | Русский On 29 March UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the Committee on Legislation and Judicial reform of the Mazhilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan convened a thematic meeting “On issues of the legal status of refugees in Kazakhstan”...
“I was born here. This is my motherland”
Having lived in Almaty all her life, Natalya never gave up hope to confirm citizenship for her and her daughter.
Government of Turkmenistan, civil society and humanitarians discuss refugee emergency response
Русский | Türkmen The emergency workshop marked the successful completion of UNHCR activities within the UNHCR-Government of Turkmenistan 2023 joint workplan. November 23, 2023 – Fifteen representatives of the Government of Turkmenistan, the National Red...
Global refugee summit focuses on unity for world’s refugees
Governments of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic pledge to protect and assist refugees and stateless people.