Formerly stateless, Umijon’s family in Batken received assistance to obtain citizenship
Umijon gets on well with everyone in the area. Congenital deafness does not prevent the 20-year-old from doing work around the house, communicating by mobile phone and playing football with his peers. “Our whole family moved to Uzbekistan in 1993. We worked there and our children studied at local schools. […]
Statement by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on the COVID-19 crisis
“With the world mobilizing to combat the spread of COVID-19, many countries are rightly adopting exceptional measures, limiting air travel and cross-border movements. And for many people around the world, everyday life has come to a standstill, or is being transformed in ways that we had never envisaged. But wars […]
UNHCR MUN Refugee Challenge inspires Kazakhstan youth to design solutions for refugee problems
Kazakhstan school students discussed impact of climate change on displacement during the Model United Nations (MUN) Refugee Challenge organized by Haileybury Astana School with the support from UNHCR office in Kazakhstan as part of three-day HASMUN Conference, an educational simulation of a United Nations conference, that took place on 28 […]
Kyrgyzstan furthers young man’s dream of being a doctor
University seemed like an impossible dream for 21-year-old Nazir, who was born stateless. Now he can finally study medicine.
Turkmenistan continues to play a leading role in ending statelessness in Central Asia
In recent years Turkmenistan has achieved significant progress in reducing and preventing statelessness.
Citizenship tastes sweet to Kyrgyzstan beekeeper
Abdusamat Saparov dreamed of being a beekeeper for over 20 years. But without a birth certificate or passport, it seemed impossible.
Intrepid lawyer achieves quest to eradicate statelessness in Kyrgyzstan
Heading out on foot, on horseback and in four-wheel drives, Azizbek Ashurov and his team of lawyers have helped Kyrgyzstan to end statelessness.
The Central Asian Network on Statelessness Held its Fourth Annual Meeting
On 31 July 2019, the Central Asian Network on Statelessness (CANS) with UNHCR’s support conducted its fourth annual meeting in Almaty. The goal of the meeting was to mark the mid-point of UNHCR #IBELONG Campaign to End Statelessness and review activities on reduction...
“I am Grateful to Everyone Who Supported Me…”
20 June is marked as World Refugee Day both in Tajikistan and across the globe. Tajikistan has been a safe haven for thousands of refugees mostly from Afghanistan over the years, providing them protection and safety on its territory and access to socio-economic...