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Prenatal health is not accessible for refugees
05.05.2015
When Khumaira learned that she was going to have a baby, she approached the local medical centres, however medical assistance was denied due to her refugee status.
Negotiations which relieve tensions in Jalalabad
29.04.2015
UNHCR in Kyrgyz Republic supported a rural community in Jalalabad to successfully negotiate taxation on coal mining companies.
Shedding Light on Tajikistan’s Invisible Population
22.04.2015
The stateless population in Tajikistan has, to date, been largely invisible. UNHCR is working closely with the Government of Tajikistan to shed light on the problem, give a voice to this population, and achieve solutions.
When access to vaccination means access to the future
17.04.2015
UNHCR office in Kazakhstan aims to ensure refugees and asylum-seekers access to quality health services at a level similar to that of nationals.
Water for Peace in Osh Province
06.04.2015
Shortage of irrigation water becomes a subject of disputes and conflicts between communities as the access to sufficient amounts of irrigation water is crucial for most farmers in southern Kyrgyzstan.
Sharing lessons to eliminate statelessness in Central Asia
01.04.2015
A joint delegation of UNHCR Tajikistan and NGOs undertook a study tour to Kyrgyzstan to share experiences in preventing and reducing statelessness.
Asylum applications in industrialized world soar to almost 900,000 in 2014
27.03.2015
The wars in Syria and Iraq, armed conflicts, human rights violations and deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in other countries, pushed the number of asylum applications in industrialized countries to a 22-year high last year.
Recommendations on statelessness encourage legislative reforms in Kyrgyzstan
25.03.2015
The Inter-Agency Working Group adopted a set of recommendations on desirable legislative amendments aimed at prevention and reduction of statelessness and improving citizenship legislation.
Training course expands knowledge of UNHCR partners in the field of humanitarian response
20.03.2015
The workshop “Basics of International Humanitarian Response” was aimed at training partners to respond to humanitarian emergencies.
Presentation of handbook for Parliamentarians calls for changing lives of stateless persons
26.02.2015
UNHCR presented the second edition of the publication “Nationality and Statelessness”, jointly published by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UNHCR to members of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
