UN and UNHCR support Uzbekistan joining Refugee and Statelessness Conventions
On 14 July the National Human Rights Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Uzbekistan presented first translations of the Refugee and Statelessness Conventions in the Uzbek...
UNHCR warns of vaccine gap risk for world’s stateless
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning today that many of the world’s stateless people may miss out on vaccinations as a result of their lack of citizenship or proof of identity. “There are millions known to be stateless around the world, without the nationality of...
On World Refugee Day, UNHCR promotes the inclusion of refugees in health, education and sport in Central Asia
On 20 June World Refugee Day UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, supports further efforts by Central Asian states to include refugees in health systems, education and sport and through this to support their integration into the local communities. As of the end of 2020...
On the eve of World Refugee Day the Kazakhstan National Olympic Committee and UNHCR announced partnership to support inclusion of refugees in sport
On 18 June the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed a memorandum of understanding to implement joint activities aimed at greater inclusion of refugees and strengthening social cohesion between refugees...
UNHCR commends Central Asia for providing asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless persons with access to COVID vaccination
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), commends the governments of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan for having included asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless persons in national COVID-19 vaccination plans on par with citizens. “When I was invited for...
UNHCR Joined EU-UNICEF Discussion On Protection Of Migrant Children
On 21 April, governments officials from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan discussed collaboration on protecting migrant children in Central Asia, exchanged cross-border information and case studies during an online meeting organized by the United Nations Children’s Fund...
Statelessness in Central Asia can be eradicated soon
On 26 March 2021 the National Human Rights Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) co-organized a roundtable to review international standards, and share best practices and achievements in the eradication of...
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...