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Top UNHCR official visits Congolese refugees in Uganda, fears further influx
17 Jul 2012 The large number of arrivals is stretching services for the whole district of Kisoro, including water, sanitation and health and damaging some education facilities. -
More than 5,000 Congolese flee to Uganda amid fresh fighting
10 Jul 2012 The surge in new arrivals has put a strain on shelter facilities at the Nyakabande Transit Centre, which currently houses more than 11,500 people. -
UNHCR warns that operations for Sudanese refugees at breaking point
4 Jul 2012 UNHCR field offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan say 211,700 refugees have so far arrived from Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. -
New camp opens for Congolese refugees in Rwanda
12 Jun 2012 UNHCR transfers almost 300 refugees on Sunday and Monday from Nkamira transit centre to Kigeme in the south of the country. -
UNHCR relocates 8,000 Sudanese refugees to decongest sites
12 Jun 2012 The refugees were moved from a transit site in north-east South Sudan following several deaths, and the prospect of up to 15,000 new arrivals. -
35,000 refugees seek shelter in South Sudan over past three weeks
5 Jun 2012 Refugees cite aerial bombardments, ground fighting, food shortages and difficult escapes from Sudan's Blue Nile state. -
UNHCR warns of massive refugee flow into South Sudan's north-east
4 Jun 2012 Over the past three weeks an estimated 35,000 refugees have arrived in Upper Nile state, on top of 70,000 already there. The arrivals are continuing. -
Pressure on land, water as more refugees enter South Sudan
1 Jun 2012 As thousands of Sudanese refugees converge on the border area of Elfoj, pressure is building on existing resources in eastern areas of South Sudan. -
Recent clashes in North Kivu leave at least 40,000 internally displaced
29 May 2012 Between May 10-20, one of UNHCR's local NGO partners registered more than 40,000 internally displaced people in Jomba and Bwesa sectors.