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
Suhaila’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...
Winners of 2022 Regional Statelessness Competition for Youth
Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, the day when, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines the fundamental rights and freedoms to...
2022 Regional Statelessness Competition for Youth
Over 50,000 people across Central Asia do not have a nationality – they are stateless. Without a nationality, they often have difficulty accessing basic rights such as education, healthcare, employment and freedom of movement. With no legal status or valid...
Refugee Youth in Kazakhstan Aim Higher
Originally posted on the Transforming Education Summit blog. Armin was just six years old when he came to Kazakhstan, fleeing war and violence in his homeland, Afghanistan. He arrived with his parents, three-year-old brother, newborn sister and the hope that one day,...
Shadow of statelessness lifting in Kazakhstan
Changes in Kazakhstan’s nationality laws have been putting citizenship within reach for many stateless families.
Government of Turkmenistan and UNHCR discuss emergency preparedness and response
Emergency preparedness is the key to efficient and effective emergency response, but too often, it remains an afterthought – out of sight and out of mind, until an emergency strikes. Not for representatives of the Government of Turkmenistan however who, on 31 August,...