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Olympic spirit gives hope to refugees
27 Jul 2012 UNHCR and the International Olympic Committee are working to collect 100,000 items of sports clothing donated by athletes to send to refugees in Africa and Asia. -
UNHCR shocked by abuse of Congolese civilians as fighting persists
27 Jul 2012 The UN refugee agency is urging all parties to the conflict in eastern DRC to prevent indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks against civilians. -
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 works to bring the perpetrators of sexual crime to justice
25 Jun 2012 The UN refugee agency and its partners make it a priority to fight sexual violence in a Rwandan refugee camp and encourage people to speak out. -
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. -
Number of Congolese in Rwanda transit camp passes 10,000
8 Jun 2012 And UNHCR registers 1,422 Congolese in south-west Uganda following fighting in North Kivu, bringing the total since January to more than 21,000. -
UNHCR repatriates almost 14,000 Angolans; steps up pace of return ahead of deadline
8 Jun 2012 Group refugee status will formally end on June 30 for people who fled Angola during the 1965-75 war of independence and the subsequent civil war. -
Concern mounts for civilians targeted in North Kivu violence
1 Jun 2012 Latest UN figures show that the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has displaced nearly 100,000 people since April.