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UNHCR conducted seminar on statelessness for the Migration Police Officials
03.12.2012
More than 15 participants who came from different parts of Kazakhstan took part in the workshop, aimed at addressing issues of statelessness worldwide and in the country.
UNHCR Completed a Regional Training on Refugee Status Determination
23.11.2012
A comprehensive training workshop on Refugee Status Determination (RSD) was organized by UNHCR Regional Office for Central Asia in Viluuis, Lithuania, from 19 to 23 November 2012.
Sessions on trafficking helped refugees to realize possible threats
13.11.2012
The sessions aimed at raising awareness among refugees about the threats of trafficking and trends of increasing number of victims among refugee communities.
UNHCR and Commission on Human Rights present the Special report for universities
05.11.2012
UNHCR and the Commission on Human Rights introduced a Special Report "On the situation concerning the rights of oralmans, stateless persons and refugees in the Republic of Kazakhstan" to the leading universities.
UNHCR encourages and facilitates vocational education of refugees and asylum-seekers
31.10.2012
Open Door Day introduced vocational skills learning opportunities for refugees, their parents, and businessmen.
Meeting with refugees was devoted to the issues of employment, education and medical care
25.10.2012
UNHCR Kazakhstan met with refugees, asylum seekers and stateless individuals. About 100 person of concern, representatives of different communities, gathered to exchange views with UNHCR.
Meeting of UNHCR Regional Representative with the President Of Turkmenistan Forges Cooperation
10.10.2012
UNHCR Regional Representative for Central Asia met with the President of Turkmenistan, to discuss strategic priorities of the Turkmen Government and how UNHCR can contribute in the humanitarian and refugee protection fields.
Turkmenistan accedes to the 1961 Convention on Reduction of Statelessness
02.10.2012
Turkmenistan officially acceded to the 1961 Convention on Statelessness, becoming the first country in Central Asia which acceded to both Conventions on Statelessness.
UNHCR conducts a forum on emergency preparedness and discusses main issues with the Government
27.09.2012
UNHCR organized a High level Forum on Border Management in Humanitarian Emergencies in conjunction with OSCE. More than 20 senior officials discussed crucial topics on border management in humanitarian emergencies.
Somalia's Hawa Aden Mohamed wins 2012 Nansen Refugee Award
18.09.2012
UNHCR announced today in Geneva that this year's Nansen Refugee Award goes to Hawa Aden Mohamed, the founder and director of the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD) in Puntland, north-eastern Somalia.
