United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva)
Website: http://www.unhcr.org/
December 2
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Congo-Kinshasa: Inter-Agency Mission Assesses Return Conditions in North Kivu Region
The UN refugee agency has led a joint mission to assess security conditions in an area of eastern Congo that thousands of recently displaced people have started returning to and... Read more »
November 29
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR and Partners Step Up Congo Aid Efforts Amid Uncertainty [press release]
Amid continuing political uncertainty in the eastern Congo, UNHCR and its partners have been stepping up efforts to assist tens of thousands of displaced people. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: A 10-Year-Old's Ordeal of Flight and Separation [press release]
Losing a child is every parent's nightmare. The ordeal for Baseme and Eugenie was all the worse because they were separated from their 10-year-old son, Sukuru, in the middle of a... Read more »
November 27
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Congo-Kinshasa: Aid Deliveries Resuming Around Goma After Days of Disruption [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 27 November 2012, at the Palais des... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Marks 16 Days of Activism Against Sexual Violence [press release]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has reiterated his agency's commitment to countering sexual and gender-based violence and said UNHCR had this year... Read more »
November 24
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Concerned About Situation of Displaced in North Kivu [press release]
With continuing fighting in North Kivu on Friday, UNHCR said it was extremely concerned about the situation of displaced Congolese civilians in the province, especially children... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - Thousands Reported Newly Displaced in North Kivu [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 23 November 2012, at the Palais des... Read more »
November 23
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Congo-Kinshasa: Some Congolese Start Returning Home Amid Fluid Situation in East Congo [press release]
Two days after rebel fighters seized a provincial capital from government forces, hundreds of civilians have been leaving a camp for the internally displaced and returning to their... Read more »
November 22
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Urges All Sides in Eastern Congo Conflict to Protect the Displaced [press release]
The UN refugee agency on Wednesday urged warring rivals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to ensure the safety of tens of thousands of people displaced by days of... Read more »
November 20
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Urges States Against Returning People to Eastern DR Congo [document]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 20 November 2012, at the Palais des... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: As Fighting Reaches Goma, UNHCR Asking States Not to Return Refugees [press release]
As thousands of Congolese flee a rebel advance, the UN refugee agency is calling on governments not to forcibly return people to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo's North... Read more »
November 15
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Uganda: Congolese Child Starts Life As an Orphan and Refugee [press release]
Emmanuel has had a terrible start in life: aged just three days old, he is already an orphan and a refugee in an area that lacks any sign of a lasting peace. Read more »
November 13
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Rwanda: Congolese Refugee Children Attend Catch-Up Classes in Rwanda [press release]
Hundreds of young Congolese refugees have been catching up on their education before joining the Rwandan school system in January. For some, it's proving to be a cathartic... Read more »
November 8
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Congo-Kinshasa: Nostalgic Nonagenarian From North Kivu Faces Twilight Years Alone [press release]
Paul Mirurumu has led a happy, long and relatively successful life in the heart of Africa, but in his twilight years he has experienced only devastating personal loss and... Read more »
October 25
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Burundi: Burundi Struggles to Cope With Congolese Influx [press release]
While tens of thousands of Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda and Rwanda since April, a smaller but significant number of frightened civilians have been fleeing from eastern... Read more »
October 11
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Congo-Kinshasa: Refugee Poet Helps the Resettled in U.S. but Still Worries About Congo [interview]
Former Congolese refugee Fidel Nshombo fled from South Kivu province in Democratic Republic of the Congo when the civil war came to his hometown of Bukavu in 1999. Separated from... Read more »
October 8
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Congo-Kinshasa: 60,000 Live in Makeshift Camp After Fleeing Violence
Congolese widow Josephine still finds it difficult to believe that she and her seven children managed to survive fighting in North Kivu province that has forced hundreds of... Read more »
October 2
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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 25,000 Refugees Return From Republic of Congo Since May [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 2 October 2012, at the Palais des... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 25,000 Refugees Return Home From Republic of Congo Since May [press release]
The UN refugee agency has helped more than 25,000 Congolese return to their homes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from neighbouring Republic of Congo under a... Read more »
September 28
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Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Flee to Uganda to Escape Clashes
The UN refugee agency said Thursday that fighting between rebel fighters and a militia group in eastern Congo has forced a reported 3,000 people to flee across the border into... Read more »
September 18
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Seeks Extra Us$40 Million to Help Displaced Congolese This Year [press release]
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday launched an appeal for almost US$40 million to help close to half-a-million forcibly displaced Congolese civilians in the east of their country and... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Appealing for $40 Million to Help Displaced Congolese [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 18 September 2012, at the Palais des... Read more »
September 3
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Man Takes to the Road to Spread Awareness About Refugees [press release]
John Mpaliza recently passed though Geneva, a third of the way through an epic walk across Europe to draw attention to the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict in... Read more »
August 22
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Honours the Sacrifices of Aid Workers on World Humanitarian Day [press release]
UNHCR staff on Tuesday paid tribute to aid workers killed, kidnapped or attacked in the line of duty, including five colleagues slain during the past year in Afghanistan, the... Read more »
August 10
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Stream to New UNHCR Refugee Camp in Rwanda [press release]
The villagers feared the soldiers because they robbed and raped and recruited children for their war. It didn't matter which armed faction they represented - a plethora of cadres... Read more »
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