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"Beauty" brings confidence and hope to Congolese refugee woman
15 Apr 2013 War, jail, rape and poverty couldn't deter one Congolese refugee in Kampala from achieving her dream of opening a beauty salon to support her family. -
UNHCR chief urges international support for Central African Republic and DR Congo
12 Apr 2013 Guterres made the call during a visit to the Worobe camp in DRC's Equateur province, where he talked to refugees from Central African Republic. -
Number of refugees from Central African Republic approaches 40,000 mark
5 Apr 2013 Over the last two weeks, UNHCR offices have reported fresh arrivals into Chad, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are now 37,000 Central African Republic refugees. -
Newly displaced in eastern Congo need urgent assistance
20 Mar 2013 An assessment mission, including UNHCR staff, find displaced people in desperate need of assistance, including food, shelter and medical care in Masisi territory. -
Refugee band sounds a positive note for truth-telling in Burundi
19 Mar 2013 UNHCR and the Burundian government set the stage for a data and document-checking exercise affecting tens of thousands of refugees living in the country. -
UNHCR warns of risks to civilians in Central African Republic as refugee numbers rise
15 Mar 2013 UNHCR says renewed fighting in Central African Republic is threatening the civilian population and compromising access to refugees and internally displaced people. -
Papyrus and scrap paper: a monthly blessing for refugee women in Uganda
14 Mar 2013 UNHCR and Ugandan company MakaPad launch an innovative pilot project to employ refugees at their factory for handmade hygiene products. -
Q&A: Future remains bleak for Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Mar 2013 UNHCR's operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the biggest and most diverse that it runs in the world. Violence is never far away and there are many challenges. -
UNHCR steps up assistance for Central African Republic refugees in DRC
8 Mar 2013 An estimated 22,000 civilians from Central African Republic have fled to Democratic Republic of the Congo's Equateur province and 2,000 to Orientale Province.