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First refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Rwanda
12 Mar 2021 Over 400 health service workers and residents of Gashora transit centre get their first jabs, as part of national vaccine plan that covers all refugees and asylum-seekers. -
Asylum-seekers tell of relief as they leave Libya for Rwanda
20 Nov 2020 As life-saving evacuation flights to Rwanda resume after nearly a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, vulnerable asylum seekers put their ordeals in Libya behind them. -
UNHCR wins €1m prize for novel water tech in refugee camps
24 Sep 2020 Affordable high-tech system allowing real-time monitoring of water provision and use in refugee settlements claims prestigious European Commission innovation prize. -
Uganda opens border to thousands fleeing Congo violence
1 Jul 2020 Country lifts COVID-19 closure to admit refugees escaping escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
UNHCR prepares to send aid to Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe
25 Mar 2019 UNHCR is readying tents, tarpaulins, solar lanterns, cooking utensils and other aid for thousands of refugees who lost homes in Zimbabwe. -
'Start by showing us that the peace is serious'
5 Sep 2018 A delegation of South Sudanese refugees tells the country's leaders what they expect from revived peace talks in Sudan. -
Returning Congolese find homes in ruins, livelihoods destroyed
13 Jul 2018 Visiting UNHCR team reports enormous humanitarian challenges in DR Congo's Ituri province. -
'I am living proof that investing in refugees pays off,' says refugee leader
29 Jun 2018 Refugees have the knowledge and skills to contribute to host countries. They just need opportunities, NGO gathering hears. -
Uganda launches major refugee verification operation
2 Mar 2018 With the support of UNHCR, government officials are using biometric data to verify more than 1 million refugees in the country.