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UNHCR seeks immediate access to refugees and displaced civilians in Central African Republic
11 Jan 2013 UNHCR welcomes one-week ceasefire but fears many more people will be affected, including some 700,000 in the capital Bangui, if full-scale fighting resumes. -
LRA victims in Central African Republic dream of Kony's demise
3 May 2012 UNHCR External Relations Officer Djerassem Mbaiorem recently visited an area of Central African Republic where the Lord's Resistance Army operates. -
Hundreds more flee continuing LRA attacks in north-east Congo
30 Mar 2012 Continuing attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army have displaced more than 1,200 people and killed two in north-east Congo this month. -
From captive to budding entrepreneur with a boost from UNHCR
13 Oct 2011 An indomitable Congolese teenager survives Lord's Resistance Army atrocities and, after counselling, dreams of a future as a business owner. -
Man of the cloth returns to Sudan to serve home flock after years in exile
28 Sep 2011 Pastor Gibson Waru fled South Sudan in 1996 and eventually made his way to Cameroon, where he learned the skills he will use as a UNHCR staffer in Sudan. -
UNHCR starts relocation of 3,500 Sudanese refugees in Central African Republic
16 Nov 2010 UNHCR and the Central African Republic begin relocating some 3,500 Sudanese refugees from the far northeast to Bambari in the safer south. -
Thousands flee, many killed as Lord's Resistance Army steps up attacks
14 May 2010 UNHCR is alarmed at reports of a rise in the frequency and brutality of attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army against civilians in three African countries. -
UNHCR transfers hundreds of Central African refugees to Chad refugee camp
7 May 2010 UNHCR begins transporting some 1,100 newly arrived refugees from Central African Republic to a camp in southern Chad, where they can receive assistance. -
Fresh violence forces 1,500 civilians to flee in Central African Republic
25 Mar 2010 UNHCR concern at security situation in Central African Republic as fresh fighting forces 1,500 people to flee their villages near the northern town of Batangafo.