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Gimme Shelter: Ben Affleck and UNHCR launch campaign for Congolese
18 Dec 2008 Hollywood actor and director Ben Affleck joins UNHCR to launch a global campaign to aid those uprooted by continuing conflict in eastern Congo. -
Ben Affleck video unveiled for UNHCR "Gimme Shelter" campaign
17 Dec 2008 UNHCR, with the help of Ben Affleck and Sir Mick Jagger, launches a major new campaign to raise US$23 million to help displaced Congolese civilians. -
UNHCR concerned about violence in North Kivu as aid worker killed
16 Dec 2008 UNHCR condemns attack on a vehicle carrying staff of an Italian aid agency that leaves one person dead in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
16 Days of Activism: South African border shelter helps young Zimbabwean women
1 Dec 2008 A UNHCR-supported shelter offers assistance and protection to traumatized young women crossing into South Africa from Zimbabwe. -
World AIDS Day: Challenges ahead for UNHCR in battling HIV and AIDS
1 Dec 2008 UNHCR marks World AIDS Day by reflecting on successes in battling HIV and AIDS while recognizing that there is still a long way to go. -
UNHCR starts moving vulnerable displaced Congolese to safer area
28 Nov 2008 UNHCR begins moving displaced Congolese civilians from camps near a military frontline in North Kivu province to another site in a much safer area. -
Some 13,000 Congolese flee to Uganda as violence flares in Rutshuru
27 Nov 2008 Thousands of civilians flee to Uganda to escape fresh fighting and attacks on their villages in the eastern Congolese district of Rutshuru. More are coming. -
UNHCR chief Guterres urges support for 2009 Humanitarian Appeal
24 Nov 2008 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, representing the UN system, appeals to the international community to help meet the needs of tens of millions of the world's most vulnerable people. -
Tension mounts in two Congolese camps after woman shot dead
21 Nov 2008 Fears mount for displaced civilians at two camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after a young woman is shot dead.