Mission and objectivesUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Globally, UNHCR operates in over 130 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions. The UNHCR Multi-Country Office (MCO) for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is located in Almaty, providing overall coordination and strategic oversight of UNHCR operations through National Offices in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. As a non-resident agency, we have a small presence in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and implement projects in Turkmenistan through NGO partners. Across the four countries, UNHCR and partners work together to implement programmes that uphold the basic human rights of people forced to flee and the stateless. We work with governments to improve laws and national systems so our people of concern stay safe, get documents, can go to school, work and exercise other rights. In Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, UNHCR focuses on strengthening local ownership of and investments in quality asylum systems; pursuing opportunities for local integration of refugees; eradicating statelessness; and collaborating with partners on emergency preparedness and response. UNHCR contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSCDF) at the respective country levels in the sub-region to ensure refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people are not left behind in Statesโ achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Engagement ranges from rule of law, to access to and transparency of administration, justice, and human capital development.
ContextSince 2021, UEFA and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have been working together to improve the lives of displaced people through the transformative power of football; to assist and uphold their rights and foster better inclusion in the communities generously hosting them. As part of the UEFA Football Sustainability Strategy 2030, UEFA actively promotes the integration of refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced individuals within host communities through football. UNHCR has developed the UNHCR Sport Strategy โ More than a Game โ which outlines the role that sports and sports organizations can play in improving the lives of displaced and stateless people and in supporting integration with host communities . In December 2024, the Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF) was awarded a grant. The project will include: โข Two Football Tournaments with refugees and asylum-seekers: The first tournament is scheduled for 22 March 2024, with the second planned for June 2025 to correspond with World Refugee Day โข Coaching and Refereeing Courses: Training opportunities for 10โ20 refugees, with potential job placement support โ timing (April-June โ TBC) โข Awareness-Raising Video Podcasts: Production of four video podcasts featuring UN representatives and refugees, aimed at increasing public understanding of the challenges faced by forcibly displaced persons in Kazakhstan. Objective: To build understanding of the challenges faced by refugees, asylum-seekers, and refugee-like population in Kazakhstan, celebrating diversity, generating empathy and mobilising social and political support to promote their integration into society.
Task DescriptionWe are seeking 1 Online Volunteer to support us by translating consent and registration forms for football tournament from Russian to Dari. To this end the Online Volunteer is asked: - To translate the document, which is 10 pages long into Dari. - Ensure the translation is concise, in line with our communications guidelines, and fits the audience The selected Online Volunteer will be provided with the document in the original language and will receive guidance on the target audience and our communications guidelines as well as other guidance as needed.
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