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Regional Representative meets with the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic
01.08.2012
Prime Minister expressed gratitude to UNHCR for its cooperation, long- term support and help to Kyrgyzstan. The two sides discussed regional humanitarian challenges, prevention and reduction of statelessness and other issues.
LEGO: Bringing Smiles to Refugee Children in Tajikistan
23.07.2012
Universal appeal of the Lego game was seen in the Afghan children’s instant absorption in the game. Laughing and chattering, they compared their Lego creations. It was a game which they would never forget.
UNHCR organized a Photo Exhibition in Ashgabat
20.07.2012
UNHCR Representation in Turkmenistan organized a Photo Exhibition in Ashgabat on 26 June 2012 to commemorate the World Refugee Day.
Regional workshop on registration was conducted in Kyrgyzstan
06.07.2012
It allowed to bring together representatives from all Central Asian countries and Belarus and was focused on standards of registration for asylum-seekers and refugees in normal settings as well as in situation of large influx/emergencies.
A Special Report on the rights of refugees, stateless persons launched in Kazakhstan
03.07.2012
On June 21 ,2012 in the context of celebrations of World Refugee Day, Kazakhstan's Commission on Human Rights, under the President of the Republic, presented a Special Report.
World Refugee Day Marked in Tajikistan
29.06.2012
UNHCR organized a Roundtable devoted to refugee issues, presentation on the State of the world's refugees and Tajikistan, and current trends in forced displacement, concert for refugees and more.
Photo Exhibition «World by the Eyes of a Refugee» opened in Almaty
28.06.2012
On June 27 UNHCR opened a photo exhibition, "World by the Eyes of a Refugee" in the State Museum of Arts of the Republic Kazakhstan named after А. Kasteyev, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
20 June - World Refugee Day. Kazakhstan WRD started yesterday
21.06.2012
The events marking World Refugee Day (WRD) in Kazakhstan are taking place in two main cities of the country. WRD celebration in Almaty started yesterday, on June 20, with a special entertainment event for children.
UNHCR report shows a record 800,000 people forced to flee across borders in 2011
18.06.2012
A report released today by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees shows 2011 to have been a record year for forced displacement across borders, with more people becoming refugees than at any time since 2000.
Senate Roundtable in Kazakhstan highlighted needed improvements to the national legal framework
18.06.2012
On June 6, 2012 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) participated in a roundtable at the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, aimed at discussion of the national legislation.
