UN To Assist Turkmenistan In Developing Its Capacity To Work With Refugees
Date
1/10/2023 12:18:38 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 10. The Office of the
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is assisting Turkmenistan
in developing its capacity to work with refugees, UNHCR
Representative for Central Asia, Hans Friedrich Schodder told
trend .
'Since 1995, the UNHCR has been assisting Turkmenistan in
developing its capacity to receive refugees, determine their
status, and provide assistance, protection and integration. Thus,
Turkmenistan has accepted, protected and integrated thousands of
refugees, mainly from Afghanistan,' the UNHCR representative
said.
He noted that the organization works closely with the Turkmen
Government to support the eradication of statelessness, and also
added that for this purpose, in January 2019, Turkmenistan approved
a National Action Plan to End Statelessness.
'UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is mandated by the UN General
Assembly to support and monitor states' protection, humanitarian
assistance, and local integration of refugees. The organization is
also instructed to provide support to both Turkmenistan and other
countries in identifying, preventing and reducing statelessness, as
well as in protecting stateless persons,' the representative of the
organization added.
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