March 26
Cameroon: Food Assistance to Refugees in Cameroon At Risk of Halt Amid Funding Shortages
YAOUNDE - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are today warning that vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon's Far North, Adamawa,… Read more »
February 23
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency Expresses Alarm Over Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation civilians face in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Intensifying… Read more »
February 12
Congo-Kinshasa: Japan and UNHCR Sign $360,000 Agreement for Emergency Assistance for Congolese New Arrivals in Tanzania
The Government of Japan and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed today a new partnership agreement for the continuous provision of safe shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene… Read more »
February 03
Central African Republic: Thousands of Chadian Asylum Seekers Fleeing Violence Flock to Central African Republic
Tens of thousands of Chadian families fleeing intercommunal conflicts have recently arrived in the Central African Republic. UNHCR and the local authority are trying to relocate… Read more »
February 14
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Urges Protection of Civilians, Aid Access Amid Surging Violence in DR Congo
In the wake of the heightened violence last week between government forces and non-state armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNHCR, the UN Refugee… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Burundi: UNHCR's Grandi Lauds Progress in Burundian Refugee Returns, Urges More Support
Bujumbura (Burundi) and Dodoma (Tanzania) - As conditions in Burundi improve, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has emphasized UNHCR's commitment… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Central Africa: Central and West Africa Home to Almost a Quarter of Out-of-School Children Worldwide
Fifty-seven million children, adolescents and youth are barred from attending school in the Central and West Africa region, representing 24.1 per cent of the 236 million out of… Read more »