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UNHCR in Turkmenistan Office: The Representation is in Ashgabat, and was opened in 1995. Programmes in Ashgabat (the capital), Lebap, Akhal, and Dashoguz provinces. Persons of Concern[1]: 4,336 Refugees: 23
Stateless persons: 4,313 (reported by UNHCR’s non-governmental partner organizations implementing projects on prevention and reduction of statelessness in Turkmenistan) Voluntary repatriation: Since its establishment the Office in Turkmenistan organised and implemented voluntary repatriation of 6,008 refugees to their countries of origin, mostly to Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Resettlement: The Office in Turkmenistan organised resettlement of 1,051 refugees. Projects and partners:
July 2018 [1] Statistical information on Persons of Concern as of 30 June 2018. For more detailed information please download External Fact Sheet here. |