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,...
“Home is not where you are born, home is where all your attempts to escape cease”
Being concerned for his own life and the safety of his loved ones, 33-year-old Afghan refugee Abdul Muhammad Navobi had to leave his parents, friends, work and home in the Afghan province of Parwan, to move to another country. “We came to Tajikistan from Afghanistan...
UNHCR, civil society and other partners strengthen collaboration for resolving statelessness in Central Asia
From 24 to 26 April 2022, the Central Asian Network on Statelessness (CANS), jointly with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), organized the 6th CANS Annual Meeting and the UNHCR Sub-Regional Consultations on Statelessness, to discuss current progress, opportunities,...
Improving statelessness determination procedures in Kazakhstan
In November 2021 the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, conducted a workshop to assist the work of the Migration Service Committee of the MIA, officials from its territorial departments, and civil society partners in identifying and documenting stateless persons. Statelessness...
JOINT STATEMENT: On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
2021 Theme: Orange the World: END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN NOW! Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we stand together to re-affirm our collective commitment to ending violence against women and girls. Today, we commend women...
UNHCR jointly with the Government of Turkmenistan conducted an International Conference on Statelessness Eradication in Central Asia
On 10 September UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, jointly with the Government of Turkmenistan, organized in the hybrid format the International Conference on Statelessness Eradication in Central Asia aimed at sharing best practices between countries in the region on...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Manizha took part in the World Youth Rights Conference in Uzbekistan
On 12 August, UN Refugee Agency Goodwill Ambassador, independent musician Manizha Sangin took part in the World Youth Rights Conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Manizha, whose family was forced to move from Tajikistan to Russia due to the civil war, knows from her own...
After being vaccinated 86-year-old refugee hopes to finally see her grandson
Roza, a 86-year-old refugee, is busy with housework around her small cozy apartment in Tashkent. You can hardly guess her age looking at her face and bright eyes. She is full of energy making plans and determined to implement them. Now, Roza’s main goal is to visit...