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  • Preventing acute malnutrition among young Congolese refugee children

    news UNHCR, 10 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )
    Partners joined forces to distribute SuperCereal Plus, a highly nutritious fortified cereal for all Congolese refugee children aged from 6 months to two years at the Cacanda reception centre on 7 and 8 July. In June, a blanket monthly distribution of the nutritious supplementary foods to children ag...
  • New Zambia settlement gives refugees and hosts a chance to prosper

    news UNHCR, 21 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )
    A new approach that lets refugees live alongside the local community in Mantapala Settlement is boosting livelihoods for all.
  • A long road in worn-out shoes: The refugee football team scoring success in Zambia – Aljazeera/ UNHCR, 14 Dec.

    news UNHCR, 14 Dec 2023 (4 months ago )
    Meheba refugee settlement in Zambia is not only the size of Singapore but it is the home of Meheba Academy Football Club. It has not only set its sights on making a name for itself, nationally & internationally but it is also an example of the importance of refugee inclusion in the communities hosti...
  • 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
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Centres de Baccalauréat proches des camps de réfugiés (VOA Afrique)

    news VOA Afrique, 18 Jul 2018 (5 years ago )
    79.600 candidats prennent part aux épreuves du baccalauréat de l’enseignement du second degré, session de juillet 2018, dans 94 centres, malgré la grève lancée depuis le 28 mai par la plateforme syndicale qui paralyse le secteur éducatif.
  • Vital support is helping thousands of refugees get primary health care in Tanzania

    news UNHCR, 19 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )
    Over 300,000 refugees living in Tanzania are accessing crucial health services thanks to funding by IrishAid, the Government of Ireland’s official agency for international development. This vital donor support, is helping UNHCR facilitate access for refugees to primary healthcare and reproductive he...
  • Zambia to relocate DRC refugees to permanent settlement by end of July

    news XINHUANET, 06 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )
    LUSAKA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government expects to relocate all the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) refugees currently being kept at a temporary transit center in Nchelenge district in Luapula Province by the end of July, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said on Tuesday. Zambia...