Possibilities of acceding to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees: NHRC and UNHCR present results of a legal study
On 26 August 2022, the National Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (NHRC), and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, held a workshop in Tashkent to present a legal analysis of the legislation and practice of Uzbekistan in the context of the prospects of...
UNHCR raises concerns over Afghan refugee forced returns from Tajikistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising grave concerns over the continued detention and deportations of Afghan refugees in Tajikistan, warning once again that forcing people fleeing persecution back to their country against their will is illegal and puts lives at...
BCPD grants refugees free access to courses
The Bureau of Continuing Professional Development (BCPD Ltd.) of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), in cooperation with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is granting refugee students from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan free access to its courses on financial...
Nearly 9,000 stateless people have been identified and documented as the result of a nation-wide campaign in Kazakhstan
Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, presented the results of a joint large-scale identification campaign conducted in 2020-2022 in Kazakhstan, which helped to identify 8,822 undocumented stateless...
UNHCR survey finds refugees from Ukraine hope to go home
Refugees will need continued support until they are able to return.
Ministry of Labor and UNHCR conducted training on refugee issues for employees of Migration Committee and City Administrations
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – MLSPP), conducted training on refugee issues for employees of the MLSPP Committee on Migration and local...
UNHCR deeply saddened at loss of life and destruction from Afghanistan earthquake
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened to see the tragic aftermath of this morning’s deadly earthquake in Afghanistan. Reports suggest that so far nearly 1,000 people have died and more are injured amid large-scale destruction. UNHCR has...
Bicycle race takes place in Bishkek to mark World Refugee Day
Today the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, organised a bicycle race to mark World Refugee Day, an international day designed by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. The race...
Kazakh Minister of Labor discussed issues related to refugees with UNHCR Representative
The Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan Tamara Duisenova held a meeting with UNHCR Representative for Central Asia Hans Friedrich Schodder, during which current issues related to the protection of the rights of refugees and...
NHRC and UNHCR facilitate discussion on interim arrangements for persons in need of international protection in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, 6 June 2022 – Today, the National Human Rights Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NHRC) jointly with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency conducted a roundtable on interim arrangements and referral mechanisms for persons in need of international protection...
Kyrgyz Government in cooperation with UNHCR and other partners conducted simulation exercise to enhance emergency preparedness and response
Today the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, conducted a simulation exercise in Osh region. The exercise was aimed at working out government response plans in the unlikely event of mass arrival of...
Kyrgyzstan hosts roundtable on statelessness
Today the Ministry of Digital Development jointly with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, conducted a national roundtable to review experience of other countries in implementing the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions and how this experience could be applied to...