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Return home now possible for South Sudan's refugees in Uganda
27 Mar 2006 More than half of the South Sudanese refugees who remain in exile in neighbouring countries have the possibility of returning home this year if the security situation allows, after a repatriation agreement was signed by the governments of Uganda and Sudan and the UN refugee agency on Monday. -
UNHCR moves Congolese refugees away from the border to Ugandan settlements
26 Jan 2006 The UN refugee agency moves some 1,100 Congolese refugees who fled to Uganda last week following fighting in their homeland to two refugee settlements a safe distance from the border. -
UNHCR prepares to move new Congolese arrivals inland in Uganda
24 Jan 2006 The UN refugee agency is making preparations to move several thousand new Congolese refugees - who fled fighting in eastern DRC - into a refugee settlement at a safe distance from the border inland in Uganda, while others are going home of their own accord. -
UNHCR worried about instability in eastern DRC as newest refugees return home
23 Jan 2006 Some of the estimated 20,000 Congolese refugees who fled to Uganda in recent days have already started going back home, but the situation in the Kivu region of eastern DRC remains worryingly volatile. -
Ugandan police undergo special training on eliminating violence against women
30 Nov 2005 A UNHCR-sponsored training course for Ugandan police on eliminating violence against women has resulted in more understanding and solidarity with refugee women, with course participants pledging to take concrete steps in their daily duties to guard against gender violence. -
Class distinctions for urban refugee girls in Uganda
11 Jul 2005 Top refugee students in Kampala have received awards from UNHCR, which funds the education of 80 young refugees - especially girls and disabled children - in the Ugandan capital. Many come from widow-headed households and don't enjoy as many benefits as refugees in settlements in the north and west. -
Do more to translate peace deal into reality in South Sudan, urges Guterres
21 Jun 2005 High Commissioner António Guterres told recently displaced refugees from South Sudan today that the international community must do more to translate a peace agreement for the region into reality. -
High Commissioner Guterres marks World Refugee Day in Uganda
20 Jun 2005 On his first mission with UNHCR, High Commissioner António Guterres spent World Refugee Day with refugees in northern Uganda. He took the opportunity to thank the government for its generosity towards refugees, and appealed to donor countries to increase support for Africa. -
Uganda: Looking in the eye of a conflict zone
17 Jun 2005 On his first mission with UNHCR, High Commissioner António Guterres is travelling next week to Uganda - home to Sudanese, Congolese and Rwandan refugees, and internally displaced Ugandans. A glimpse at Madi Okollo settlement reveals some of the issues at stake.