Migrants and Refugees

Azizbek Ashurov, Director of Kyrgyzstan-based Ferghana Valley Lawyers Without Borders, has been named 2019 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Winner for 2019.
© UNHCR/Chris de Bode

'Tenacious' Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize

2 October 2019

A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the Soviet Union, has been awarded the UN refugee agency’s prestigious 2019 Nansen Refugee Award.

An elderly women sells colorful paper lanterns with candles to float down the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, Vietnam.
© Eric Ganz

Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Greek island shelter crisis, only 8 per cent of UNGA speakers women, Russian alcohol laws extending lives, Older Persons Day

1 October 2019
Global

Tuesday’s top stories: Greece urged to fast-track asylum-seekers as 1,000 die on the Mediterranean; just 16 women addressed UN General Assembly; less alcohol means longer lives in Russia; cholera campaign in Sudan; standing up for older people on international day.