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Rwandan refugee qualifies as a doctor thanks to DAFI programme
30 Jan 2009 A Rwandan refugee who found safety in South Africa has now added the title doctor before his name - thanks to the DAFI scholarship programme. -
Q&A: Prime Minister Pinda on Tanzania's Protracted Refugee Situation
19 Dec 2008 Tanzanian Prime Minister Mizengo Peter Pinda talks about his government's determined bid to end the country's protracted refugee situation. -
UNHCR steps up support in Burundi as record numbers return
15 Dec 2008 Record number of Burundian refugees go back home in 2008 as UNHCR steps up shelter and other reintegration programmes for the returnees. -
Barcelona, UNHCR launch "Més" campaign to help refugees
5 Dec 2008 Spanish football giants FC Barcelona and UNHCR launch a new fund-raising campaign to bring sports, education and life skills to refugee youngsters. -
Tough challenges face Congolese returnees to South Kivu
19 Nov 2008 Congolese refugee returnees to South Kivu province know they face challenges, but some find the reality even tougher than they expected. -
Q&A: UNHCR in pursuit of durable solutions for refugees in Tanzania
10 Oct 2008 UNHCR's representative in Tanzania talks about how the agency is utilizing the whole range of durable solutions for refugees in the country. -
UNHCR-sponsored village promotes reconciliation in Burundi
2 Oct 2008 UNHCR helps promote reconciliation in Burundi by funding the construction of a village for vulnerable Tutsis and Hutus displaced by past conflict. -
UNHCR helps Congolese refugees return home across Lake Tanganyika
5 Sep 2008 The pace of repatriation of Congolese refugees from camps in Tanzania is picking up, but their reintegration in South Kivu province comes with challenges. -
Canadians' shoes are on the other foot now - in Rwanda
6 Aug 2008 Refugee children in far-off Rwanda will now be able to walk comfortably to school thanks to shoes donated by Canadians.