Kazakhstan

UNHCR Representation in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Basic Facts

Offices: UNHCR National Office in Kazakhstan (in Astana)

Persons of Concern: 8,170

Refugees: 589 persons

• Afghanistan: 548
• Syria: 15
• Uzbekistan: 14
• China: 7
• Others: 5

Asylum seekers: 192 persons

• Afghanistan: 156
• Syria: 23
• China: 6
• Others:7

Stateless persons:

• 6,868 (officially registered by the Government of Kazakhstan)
• 521 persons with undetermined nationality registered by UNHCR partners

Voluntary repatriation: From 2002 to Jun 2018, UNHCR assisted and facilitated the return of 170 refugees to their countries of origin.

Resettlement: From 2001 to Jun 2018, UNHCR Kazakhstan organized the resettlement to third countries of 702 refugees.

Projects and partners:

Assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and stateless:

Kazakhstan Red Crescent Society:

-          Social, medical, financial and education assistance to refugees and asylum seekers

Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Right and Rule of Law:

-          Legal counselling and court representation for refugees and asylum-seekers and legal assistance to stateless persons

The Legal Centre for Women's Initiatives "Sana Sezim"

-          Legal assistance to stateless persons

External Fact Sheet for more information can be downloaded here

July 2018