United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva)
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July 30
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Statistics Show Alarming Rise in Rape and Violence Against Women in North Kivu [press release]
The UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday that recurrent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province is uprooting more civilians and exposing an increasing... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence On the Rise in North Kivu [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Fatoumata Lejeune-Kaba - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 30 July 2013, at the Palais des... Read more »
July 23
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Concerned About Civilians Amid Continued Instability in North Kivu [press release]
After nearly two weeks of fighting in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday it was concerned about the situation of... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Concerned About Continued Instability in Eastern DRC [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 July 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
July 19
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Uganda: UN Moves 15,000 Refugees to Safer Area
A week after Congolese civilians began fleeing into western Uganda, the UN refugee agency is trying to reach the thousands of people still spread across hills along the border, and... Read more »
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Uganda: Aid Efforts to Help New Congolese Refugees Focus On Shelter, Water Shortages [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 19 July 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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Uganda: Born in Exile - Uganda's Newest Refugee Transit Centre Delivers Its First Baby [press release]
Hidden away among the rows of identical tents lives Bubukwanga transit centre's youngest inhabitant - three-day-old Andrea Bandora. Read more »
July 18
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Uganda: Congolese Refugees Move to Transit Centre As Tensions Rise With Locals [press release]
More than 14,000 Congolese refugees have moved voluntarily to a transit centre in western Uganda's Bundibugyo district but tension is rising between locals and thousands of people... Read more »
July 17
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Uganda: UNHCR Helps Traumatized Children Who Fled DR Congo Alone
In a corner of a just opened refugee transit centre in western Uganda, a scared and confused 15-year-old orphan, Jean,* shares a tent with other Congolese boys who have lost or... Read more »
July 16
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Fears for Welfare of Border-Bound Congolese Refugees [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 16 July 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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Uganda: UNHCR Fears for Welfare of Congolese Refugees in Uganda Hills [press release]
With a new emergency under way in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR and its partners have been rushing to help the tens of thousands of... Read more »
July 15
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Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees Stream Into Uganda
The UN refugee agency is providing emergency shelter, blankets and other essential relief items to some 66,000 Congolese refugees who have fled fighting for the safety of western... Read more »
May 10
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Congo-Kinshasa: In Romania, Congolese Refugee Does As the Romanians Do [press release]
Jean-Louis Kialoungou's love affair with Romania began before he even arrived here in the mid-1990s, and over the years the Congolese refugee has become more Romanian than most... Read more »
April 16
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Central African Republic: Hundreds More Flee Central African Republic to Escape Fresh Violence [press release]
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Central African Republic (CAR) after fresh fighting in the capital, Bangui, forced hundreds more people to flee... Read more »
April 15
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Uganda: "Beauty" Brings Confidence and Hope to Congolese Refugee Woman
Few customers come to the simply named Beauty Salon in Kampala's Kisenyi slum, but for refugee owner Rosette Wabenga, it is still a dream come true. Read more »
April 12
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Central African Republic: High Commissioner Guterres Visits CAR Refugees In Dr Congo [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 12 April 2013, at the Palais des... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Chief Visits CAR Refugees In Democratic Republic Of Congo [press release]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres is today visiting refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) in a remote and difficult to access area of northern... Read more »
March 20
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Congo-Kinshasa: Newly Displaced in Eastern Congo Need Urgent Assistance [press release]
Thousands of internally displaced people in the Masisi territory are in urgent need of basic humanitarian assistance following the latest fighting in the troubled region. Read more »
March 19
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Burundi: Refugee Band Sounds a Positive Note for Truth-Telling in Burundi [press release]
It was a strange and gripping scene as the young man confessed to falsifying his documents, fell to his knees, promised to reform and received forgiveness - all in the space of 15... Read more »
March 08
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Central African Republic: UNHCR Steps Up Assistance for Central African Republic Refugees in DRC [press release]
The UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme are stepping up efforts to help more than 24,000 refugees from Central African Republic and UNHCR is examining the possibility of... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Future Remains Bleak for Democratic Republic of the Congo [interview]
UNHCR's operation in the sprawling Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the biggest and most diverse that it runs in the world. A staff of around 400 people, headed by... Read more »
March 05
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Central Africa: UNHCR Seeks U.S.$70 Million to Help Displaced Congolese in Great Lakes Area [press release]
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday launched an appeal for an extra US$69.6 million to help hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced Congolese civilians in the volatile Great Lakes... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Calls for Further U.S.$70 Million for Congolese Displacement Crisis in 2013 [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 5 March 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
February 07
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Congo-Kinshasa: On the Run, Alone and Young - Congolese Children Flee to Uganda [press release]
UNHCR staff have become used to seeing children arriving on their own at the Nyakabande Transit Centre in recent months. Read more »
February 05
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Congo-Kinshasa: Romania's 'Oprah Winfrey' Uses TV to Shine a Spotlight On Refugees [press release]
In the bustling television studio moments before a live talk show about stress in Romanian society, host Mbela Nzuzi exudes her usual air of professionalism and warmth, and shows... Read more »
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