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UNHCR provides technical assistance to the State Registration Service in KyrgyzstanBishkek, 19 May 2015 (UNHCR) - Today the UN Refugee Agency in Kyrgyzstan (UNHCR) donated some IT equipment to State Registration Service to enhance the capacity of its Call Centre set up for the eradication of Statelessness. The special phone equipment, server and a database will support and strengthen the work of the Centre, which receives up to 300 weekly calls from different parts of the country. “Absence of necessary identity documents makes people, both men and women, economically, legally, and socially vulnerable, and restricts their access to education, social and health services, and often sources of income. Elderly people cannot receive pensions,” SRS Chariperson Alina Shaikova said. The project includes multi-functional teams with registration authorities and lawyers to go around the villages to legalize and document stateless individuals. The Republic of Kyrgyzstan has now become a world leading example in practically resolving the problems of statelessness. “Today’s hand-over of IT equipment may be modest but it signifies the great practical advancement that Kyrgyz government has made in the areas of prevention and eradication of Statelessness,” UNHCR’s Representative Maki Shinohara said. “We are making an excellent progress in the Provinces, and soon we shall face the biggest challenge to implement the Statelessness campaign in the urban Bishkek city. I am confident that with strengthened collaboration with the State Registration Service and other partners, we can make statelessness phenomenon history in this country.” 19.05.2015 |
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