Attachments
Supporting authorities to protect and assist forcibly displaced and stateless people, ensuring access to due rights and services.
Coordinating and implementing activities, as a non-resident agency, in close collaboration with United Nations partners.
Prepositioning essential relief items in the UNHCR Global Stockpile Termez, supporting forced displacement emergencies globally.
Protecting People Forced to Flee
Uzbekistan has not acceded to the Refugee Convention and does not yet have a national asylum system. As such, forcibly displaced people in the country are not protected from being returned to danger, and have no access to socio-economic rights or services, including lawful employment, healthcare, or social protection.
Under the Universal Periodic Review in the Human Rights Council in 2018 and in 2023, Uzbekistan supported recommendations to ratify the Refugee Convention and its Protocol.
In support of the government’s efforts, UNHCR commissioned an Analytical Report which examines national legislation related to refugee issues and provides recommendations and follow-up measures to guide future legislative changes and development of the national protection framework.
UNHCR advocates establishment of a Refugee Law and asylum system in line with international standards, allowing forcibly displaced people in the country to legalise their stay, and access basic human and socioeconomic rights.