Statelessness Roundtable brought issues of stateless people closer for representatives of NGO and media
Almaty- On 15 December 2011, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) conducted a Regional Roundtable on "Joint Actions to Address Statelessness in Central Asia".

The Ambassador of Germany and the UNHCR Representative in Kyrgyz Republic meet refugee students in Bishkek
Bishkek, 17 November 2011 - During an annual gathering of DAFI scholars in Kyrgyzstan, H.E. Ambassador Gudrun Maria Sräga of Germany and UNHCR Representative Mr. Hans Friedrich Schodder awarded new scholars with certificates and congratulated recent graduates of the DAFI programme.

President Roza Otunbaeva awarded the Representative of UNHCR in Kyrgyzstan with “Dank” medal
Bishkek, 24 October 2011 - On the occasion of celebrating UN Day, President Roza Otunbaeva awarded the UNHCR Representative in Kyrgyzstan Mr. Hans Friedrich Schodder with the "Dank" medal for significant contribution in strengthening interethnic harmony, social-economic, cultural and spiritual development of the country.

Visit of the Regional Representative of the UN Refugee Agency to the Kyrgyz Republic
Bishkek, 20 October 2011 - On 17-20 October Mr. Saber Azam, the Regional Representative/Regional Coordinator of the UN Refugee Agency for Central Asia paid a working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic.

UNHCR Kyrgyzstan conducted an opening ceremony of new information and resource centers
An opening ceremony of Information and Resource Centers under Osh and Jalal-Abad offices of the Ministry of Social Protection of Population of the Kyrgyz Republic was conducted on 22th September.

Life-saving Yemeni group wins 2011 Nansen Refugee Award
GENEVA, 13 September, 2011 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today announced that the winner of this year’s Nansen Refugee Award is the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS) of Yemen.

UNHCR Kazakhstan marks 50th anniversary of 1961 Convention On Reduction of Statelessness
Almaty, 30 August 2011 - Today the 1961 Convention on Reduction of Statelessness enters its 50th years. Statelessness remains a complex issue in many countries of the world.

UNHCR provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic
Osh city - Today, on 23 August 2011 the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) handed the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic generators and one Niva car.

UNHCR marks 60th anniversary of Refugee Convention
The Geneva Refugee Convention marks its 60th anniversary

UNHCR provided humanitarian assistance to earthquake affected population in Kyrgyzstan
On 22 July, UNHCR provided 250 tents to people affected by the earthquake in Batken and Osh provinces.