Identification campaign continues to help thousands of persons without nationality in Kazakhstan
On 27 February, the Migration Service Committee of the Ministry of Interior jointly with the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the Rule of Law (KIBHR) , supported by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), are launching the second phase of reach-out visits...
UNHCR helps preventing statelessness amongst children in Kyrgyzstan
On 19 February the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) donated forty matrix printers to the State Registration Service to issue birth certificate at local level. This donation which became possible thanks to contribution from Denmark is a part of...
UNHCR supports enhancing referral mechanisms for refugees and asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan during COVID-19
On 17 February, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) handed over 33 information stands to the State Border Service as part of the ongoing cooperation to enhance referral mechanisms and ensure protection and preserve the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers in the Kyrgyz...
UNHCR praises continued protection of refugees and asylum seekers in the Kyrgyz Republic during the COVID-19 situation
On 16 February the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) donated another batch of IT equipment at the value of 1,770,000 KGS to the Refugee Unit of the State Migration Service (SMS). Part of longstanding UNHCR-SMS cooperation in the protection of refugees and asylum seekers, the...
COVID-19 Migration Challenges in Central Asia Discussed at the Almaty Process Ministerial Conference
On 27 January 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) organized Ministerial Conference of the Almaty Process to discuss solutions to regional challenges posed by the complex dynamics of refugee protection and...
The UN Refugee Agency offers support to Kyrgyzstan’s implementation of the two UN Statelessness Conventions
On 21 January the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated personal protective equipment to the National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic for conducting the national population census in...
UNHCR and UNFPA support the collection of data on statelessness within 2023 national census in Uzbekistan
Today, UNHCR and UNFPA supported the collection of data on statelessness within 2023 national population and housing census in Uzbekistan, by donating 19 sets of computer equipment to the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics. The State Committee...
UNHCR welcomes Turkmenistan’s decision to grant citizenship to 2,580 stateless people
In a significant step to end statelessness on its territory, Turkmenistan has granted citizenship to 2,580 people, following issuance of a Presidential Decree on the subject this month. Sixty per cent of those intended to benefit from the Decree are stateless women,...
UNHCR urges states to end limbo for stateless people by 2024
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Inclusion key to protecting refugees and their hosts amid COVID-19 pandemic
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UNHCR launches new portal with verified higher education opportunities for refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a first-of-its kind platform providing verified information on higher education programs available to refugees worldwide.
UNHCR organized an online summer camp for refugee and asylum seeker children in the Kyrgyz Republic
In August 2020, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the Kyrgyz Republic conducted an online summer camp for 17 children from refugee and asylum seeker families to help them cope with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 situation.