UNHCR supports education initiatives to empower refugees in Kazakhstan
Қазақ | Русский Tabasum, a 20-year-old Afghan refugee student at Kazakh-Russian Medical University in Almaty, wishes to become a doctor since childhood. She recalls, “When I was in the 6th grade and began studying biology, I got a strong interest in...
Path of the Courageous
English | Русский In a world filled with challenges and adversity, Zenaat’s* unwavering determination and resilience shine as a beacon of hope for her family and people around. Born into a family of twelve, this extraordinary woman always harbored a deep desire...
Central Asian Network on Statelessness prepares for GRF 2023
On 25-27 October 2023 the Central Asian Network on Statelessness (CANS) with support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, held its 7th annual meeting in UN Plaza, Almaty. As members of CANS, civil society organisations and academia from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic,...
Dreaming big for a little asylum-seeker in the Kyrgyz Republic
An asylum-seeker from Afghanistan, Farida dreams of her daughter studying to become a doctor
UN Volunteer’s path to humanitarian work
What motivates someone to become a humanitarian? We asked international UN Volunteer Naeun Lee, currently working with UNHCR in Almaty as Associate Protection Officer, to share her journey to becoming a humanitarian.
Temporary accommodation provided by UNHCR helped people in Batken survive winter
Read in Kyrgyz/кыргыз тилиндее окуу Adilbek Borlubayev and his family lost their home in Southern Kyrgyzstan in September 2022 after violence escalated along the border with Tajikistan. Like more than 142,000 persons displaced from Batken and Osh oblasts, with homes,...
DAFI Kazakhstan Scholarship Program 2023
Young refugees in Kazakhstan are invited to apply for DAFI scholarships to study at tertiary level.
Refugee, DAFI scholar and future peacebuilder
Alina’s journey to bring people together
“Citizenship is what gives you pride, makes you glad, because it shows who you are, that you are part of this country”
With identity documents former stateless woman can realize her potential.
UNHCR and Ministry of Labor strengthen cooperation on providing support to refugees and asylum-seekers in Kazakhstan
Русский | Қазақ On 26 May UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MLSPP) signed Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation on protection and integration of refugees and...
Afghan and Uzbek communities work together to mitigate climate change in the south of Uzbekistan
The global theme of this International Mother Earth Day is “investing in our planet” which calls governments, businesses, investors and civil society to join efforts against deforestation and pollution for the greener future for the people and the planet. Refugees,...
UNHCR organised handover of Kazakhstan humanitarian assistance delivered to Afghanistan through Termez
On 15 December residents of Barmal district in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province received 2,000 household kits, including mattresses and clothing, sent by Kazakhstan in August 2022. Kazakhstan donated these items to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to provide humanitarian...