[18 Dec 2024] Central Asian States have reaffirmed their commitment to eradicate statelessness, adopting the Ashgabat Declaration on Ending Statelessness in Central Asia, published in Kazakh, Kyrgyz, ...

[17 Dec 2024] After living on the margins of society for most of their lives, nearly 220,000 people have been granted nationality by Central Asian states over the past decade. Today, one third of all ...

Statelessness affects millions of people globally, restricting their lives and opportunities. Here’s what you need to know about how it happens and what is being done to address it.

On September 6, 2024, the heads of UNHCR Tajikistan and IOM Tajikistan conducted a joint visit to the Ariana Educational Center in Vahdat, home to a significant Afghan refugee population. The mission ...

With 2024 marking the final year of the global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness, governments, UN, civil society, academia and more are accelerating efforts to achieve its goals, eradicating stat...

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, held a hybrid training today for more than 400 lawyers and legal consultants on the legal...

Born into a large family in Afghanistan, Zenaat* always held a deep desire to help those around her. Her challenging journey – from pursuing education against the odds, to becoming a gynecologist – ha...

On 20 June each year, organizations, groups, communities around the world come together to mark World Refugee Day and celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee. With th...

The DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship programme offers qualified refugee students around the world the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country ...

In the healthcare issue of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan Investor’s Voice magazine, UNHCR calls for refugee status to be equated with the status of a permanent resident, enabling them...