Search form
Number of results: 1931
Sort by:
-
Internal displacement is also a phenomenon in countries in the EHAGL region and faced by several countries on a large scale. Over 8 million people are currently internally displaced. Efforts are underway to strengthen UNHCR’s role in inter-agency IDP responses in line with the 2019 IDP policy and the High Commissioner’s new Initiative on Internal Displacement which includes Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan. Recent opportunities to pursue solutions for IDPs in the region were bolstered by South Sudan’s accession and Ethiopia and Somalia’s ratification of the African Union Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention).highlight 19 May 2020 (4 years ago) -
During 2019, some 220,000 people were granted international protection in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region (EHAGL), bringing the total number of refugees and asylum-seekers to 4.7 million. The region hosts some 67 per cent of the refugees on the African continent and 20 per cent of the global refugee population. The largest number of refugees and asylum-seekers in the region are from South Sudan, with significant numbers also from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan. Governments have generally continued to maintain open-door asylum policies and embraced the Global Compact on Refugees by adopting progressive national refugee frameworks and promoting the inclusion of refugees into national health, education and social protection systems.highlight 19 May 2020 (4 years ago)
-
Drama helps Burundian refugee cope with challenges
news UNHCR website, 27 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )Starting over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a Burundian mother draws strength from her roles with an amateur theatre group. -
IMF paints bleak no-growth picture for struggling Burundi
news Reuters, 19 Apr 2017 (7 years ago )The International Monetary Fund has slashed its projection for Burundi's economic growth this year to nil and projected just 0.1 percent in 2018. It gave no specific reason for the 2017 revision from 2 percent, but Burundi has been suffering from a severe drought like much of the wider region. ... -
Diner gives Burundian refugee a taste of self reliance
news UNHCR website, 05 Apr 2017 (7 years ago )Running a small neighborhood restaurant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo gives a cook back her pride and her independence. -
Burundi says will not cooperate with U.N. investigation into violence
news Thomsom Reuters Foundation, 24 Nov 2016 (7 years ago )NAIROBI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Burundi's government refused on Thursday to cooperate with a U.N. inquiry into months of political violence, saying accusations of abuses by its officials were part of a political plot. The United Nations announced the inquiry this week to identify perpetrators in the ... -
Burundi opposition reject mediator days after his arrival
news Reuters, 13 Dec 2016 (7 years ago )Burundi opposition groups demanded an international mediator resign just days after he arrived, casting a shadow over already troubled efforts to resolve months of political violence. Mediator Benjamin Mkapa flew in on Friday at the head of an African peace mission, then gave a speech at the airp... -
Video: Burundian refugees stranded in Tanzanian camps
news France24, 14 Dec 2016 (7 years ago )More than 300,000 refugees have fled Burundi since the start of political turmoil last year, many of them stranded in sprawling camps in neighbouring countries. FRANCE 24’s reporters visited the Nduta camp in Tanzania. Burundi was plunged into crisis in April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza... -
Refugee numbers soar, as uncertainty in Burundi continues
news UNHCR, 15 May 2015 (9 years ago )Briefing Notes, 15 May 2015 This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Karin de Gruijl – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 15 May 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. While the coup attempt is reported to have been foiled, the situation in Bu... -
Burundi refugee numbers in neighbouring countries reach 50,000 as violence continues
news UNHCR, 08 May 2015 (9 years ago )Briefing Notes, 8 May 2015 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 8 May 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Since Burundi's civil war ended in 2005, it has seen some of the most promisin...