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Humanitarian crisis worsens in northern Mozambique as thousands flee violence – UNHCR, 01 March 2024
news https://www.unhcr.org/africa/news/briefing-notes/humanitarian-crisis-worsens-northern-mozambique-thousands-flee-violence, 04 Mar 2024 (1 month ago )GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, as the recent surge in violence by non-state armed groups continues to force thousands of people to flee towards southern districts in search of safety. -
UNHCR begins the relocation of Mozambican asylum-seekers to Luwani camp, Malawi
news unhcr, 15 Apr 2016 (8 years ago )In southern Malawi, a major UNHCR-run relocation operation involving some 10,000 Mozambican asylum-seekers and aimed at improving the conditions in which they are living began earlier this morning. A first group of 81 asylum-seekers left Nsanje district on two buses to make the 320-km journey to ... -
South Sudanese refugees make tippy taps to promote hygiene in DRC camps
news UNHCR, 10 Jun 2020 (3 years ago )A plastic jerrycan filled with water rests snugly between the trunks of a small tree in front of Ferida’s shelter in Bele settlement, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Haut Uele Province. -
Surging violence uproots thousands of people in eastern Congo
news UNHCR, 08 May 2020 (3 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, remains alarmed at an ongoing surge in violent attacks on local populations in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where more than 200,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in just two months. -
17 overlooked ways refugees are leading on sustainable development
news UNHCR, 17 Sep 2020 (3 years ago )Around the world, displaced and stateless people are taking action to halt climate change, achieve gender equity and solve other complex problems. The COVID-19 pandemic is not about to stop them. -
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by ongoing reports of people fleeing Mozambique’s volatile Cabo Delgado province being for...
news UNHCR, 18 May 2021 (2 years ago )UNHCR and partners have received worrying reports – including direct testimonies – that several thousand Mozambicans have been pushed back from Tanzania into northern Mozambique since last year. This includes reports of over 1,500 returned this month. During an inter-agency mission in April 2021 ... -
Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo – UNHCR, 10 September 2021
news UNHCR, 16 Jul 2021 (2 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by violence committed against civilians by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that continues to cost lives and drive people from their homes. -
Congolese refugees torn between returning home or remaining in exile – UNHCR, 09 Dec.
news UNHCR, 09 Dec 2021 (2 years ago )Mongera Bahiira, 60, sits in a small patch of shade at the Nyakabande transit centre in Kisoro, Uganda, surrounded by his wife and six of his 13 children. The rest are young adults who remained in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with their own families. -
Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to head home – UNHCR, 21 December 2021
news This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva., 22 Dec 2021 (2 years ago )Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia in coming months, with the first 100 people setting out today (21 December). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Zambia’s authorities began the voluntary ... -
One year after Palma attacks, thousands continue to flee violence in northern Mozambique – UNHCR, 22 March 2022
news This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva., 22 Mar 2022 (2 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the ongoing violence in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, which has forced thousands to flee since the start of this year.