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Tajikistan
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UNHCR Representation in Tajikistan
Basic Facts
Offices: UNHCR Representation in Tajikistan (location-Dushanbe), since January 1993.
Programs in: Dushanbe and Khujand cities, Khatlon, Sughd provinces and Rayons of Republican Subordination.
Population of concern: 20,903 persons.
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Country of origin
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Total PoC
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Afghanistan
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2,414
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Ukraine
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2
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Iraq
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2
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Iran
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4
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Pakistan
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8
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Uzbekistan
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2
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Stateless/those at risk
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17,009*
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Asylum seekers
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1,462**
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Total
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20,903
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*This includes the number of people identified during the registration exercise as well as persons provided with statelessness documents by the government, after deducting those who received solutions between November 2014 and 31 December 2016.
** Registered by UNHCR’s legal NGO partner throughout 2016
Projects and partners:
- Capacity building of government institutions, voluntary repatriation and resettlement – UNHCR
- Assistance to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Tajikistan - Refugee Children and Vulnerable Citizens (RCVC) in Dushanbe and Consortium Initiative (CI) in Khujand
- Legal assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers in Tajikistan – Rights and Prosperity (R&P)
- DAFI scholarships - Refugee Children and Vulnerable Citizens (RCVC)
- Reducing and Preventing Statelessness in Tajikistan – Chashma in Khatlon province, Consortium Initiatives in Sugd province, Rights and Prosperity in Rayons of Republican Subordination
For more detailed information please download External Fact Sheet as of December 2016 here.
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