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  • UNHCR, the Office of the Prime Minster (OPM) and partner agencies today officially launched a communication system for refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda. The two-way communication system is being rolled out to all refugee settlements in Uganda and is anticipated to cover the entire refugee operation by February 2019.
    highlight 16 Jan 2019 (5 years ago)
    / Burundi - Refugees / South Sudan - Refugees / Congo (Democratic Republic) - Refugees
  • In May, 149 Rwandan refugees were repatriated in safety and dignity to their country of origin from North and South Kivu Provinces.  441 displaced and host households received core relief items, shelter kits and food assistance in Rutshuru, North Kivu Province  108 households affected by the floods of Lake Tanganyika received material kits and cash to reconstruct their own shelters in South Kivu Province.  UNHCR partner World Vision distributed water and sanitation kits to 5,250 CAR refugees in Nzakara, Sidi and Wenze development hubs, North and South Ubangi.
    highlight 06 Jul 2022 (1 year ago)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo / Congo (Democratic Republic) - Refugees

  • Skin markings save farmer escaping DRC violence

    news UNHCR, 05 May 2017 (6 years ago )
    DUNDO, Angola – The smoke form the burning village hung in the air as the militiamen fanned out through the fields in search of residents to butcher. As her family scattered in different directions, Elena Kita was grabbed from behind by a strong pair of hands. The man who snatched her took out a ma...

  • Update: Over 20,000 DRC refugees in Angola

    news UNHCR, 12 May 2017 (6 years ago )
    Some 20,563 refugees have now arrived in Angola, fleeing insecurity and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region since early April. A steady stream of refugees continue to cross into Dundo in Lunda Norte Province. More than 3,000 have arrived in the last few days The Angolan arm...

  • Angola: UNHCR airlifts aid to newly-arrived refugees from the DRC

    news UNHCR, 30 Apr 2017 (7 years ago )
    A plane carrying UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, core relief items arrived in Luanda, Angola, to assist over 11,000 people who fled a recent surge of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The aircraft, supported by UPS, landed Sunday morning from Dubai, carrying 3,500 plastic sheets as ...

  • Biometric registration kicks off

    news UNHCR, 02 Jun 2017 (6 years ago )
    MINARS, SME and UNHCR started on June 1, 2017 biometric registration of the Congolese refugees recently arrived in Lunda Norte province. So far, 1,200 refugees have been biometrically enrolled and individually registered. MINARS, UNHCR and WFP have pre-registered almost 23,000 refugees up to date. B...

  • Zambian President calls on international community to scale-up assistance to Congolese refugees

    news ReliefWeb, 31 Oct 2017 (6 years ago )
    The President of Zambia Edgar Chagwa Lungu visited Kenani Transit Centre in the northern Zambia to assess the situation of over 6,000 refugees fleeing the violence and insecurity from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since end of August.

  • President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, visited Kenani refugee transit centre in Nchelenge

    news Lusaka Times, 01 Nov 2017 (6 years ago )
    Pictures from the President's visit in Kenani TC

  • DR Congo children find refuge in Zambia

    news Al Jazeera, 08 Oct 2017 (6 years ago )
    Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are bearing the brunt of escalating violence between Congolese security forces and armed groups in the country.

  • Unaccompanied and separated Congolese children - a worry for UNHCR

    news UNHCR, 26 Oct 2017 (6 years ago )
    As the number of refugees in Zambia’s Kenani transit centre exceeds 5,000 individuals, unaccompanied and separated children make up an alarming 60 per cent