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Refugee Students at M-Pesa Foundation Academy hone their skills in entrepreneurship, leadership and sports
linkThis year, the Academy accorded UNHCR the status of a county and for the first time admitted six refugees to the institution. This is a significant step towards offering refugees opportunities for po... -
UNHCR and partners launch communication system for refugees in Uganda
linkThe two-way communication system will be piloted in Nakivale and Kiryandongo settlements first before eventually rolling out to all refugee settlements in Uganda by the end of the year. -
Preliminary results of refugee verification exercise in Uganda
linkThe Government of Uganda has one of the most progressive refugee policies, allowing refugees and asylum-seekers to live in gazetted refugee settlements and exercise freedom of movement and settlement ... -
Peace needed in South Sudan to end five years of displacement
linkUNHCR stands ready to assist efforts to achieve a genuine and inclusive peace process, including supporting the meaningful and inclusive participation of refugees in any agreement. -
UN General Assembly agrees on an innovative global framework to better serve the forcibly displaced and their host communities.
linkAfter two years of extensive consultations led by UNHCR with member states, international organizations, refugees, civil society, the private business sector and experts, this new global deal will pro... -
UN refugee chief welcomes cities’ support for refugees
link“We think that an inclusive approach, based on investment in education and employment, is a much better and more sustainable, more dignified, model that really gives refugees opportunities for the fut... -
Nomzamo Mbatha appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
linkSince 2017, Mbatha has worked in close in cooperation with UNHCR as a High Profile Supporter and advocate for UNHCR’s LuQuLuQu campaign, raising awareness for the forcibly displaced in Africa. -
Thousands fleeing new violence in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State
linkSouth Sudanese refugees arrived in DRC by foot over the weekend. Most are women, children and the elderly. They arrived exhausted, hungry and thirsty. -
#10YearChallenge of a South Sudanese refugee in Kenya
linkA young refugee narrates her experiences as a refugee living in Kenya and her hopes for her country, South Sudan. -
Regional Ministers to Harmonize Regional Refugee Strategy
linkThe High-Level Ministerial meeting on refugees was organized by the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Kampala, Uganda.