UNHCR Central Asia – Help for refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people
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This website provides useful information on key topics for refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people residing in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
UNHCR’s role in Central Asia focuses on supporting the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan to ensure quality asylum procedures, to prevent new cases of statelessness and help protect the rights of refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people in line with international law and standards. UNHCR helps refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people by working with partners to provide social support, legal counselling, and representation.
Please note: UNHCR offices in Central Asia do not register refugees, do not examine asylum applications, and do not issue refugee documents. The Central Asian governments handle these responsibilities.
On this website you will be able to find information about:
- Information on asylum and statelessness in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
- Information on asylum and statelessness in the Kyrgyz Republic 🇰🇬
- Information on asylum and statelessness in Tajikistan 🇹🇯
- Information on asylum and statelessness in Turkmenistan 🇹🇲
- Information on asylum and statelessness in Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
- Contacts of UNHCR and partners
>> If you are seeking information from UNHCR in counties outside of those mentioned above, you can find it on the “HELP” pages of the requested countries, including the United States, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and others.