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Congolese march to Uganda: "Soldiers before us, death behind us"
21 May 2003 More than 20,000 refugees have fled recent ethnic clashes in north-eastern Congo. Some of them marched behind retreating Ugandan troops and arrived along Uganda's Lake Albert, where many are sleeping rough in hope of returning home as soon as the situation stabilises. -
Uganda counts close to 20,000 new Congolese refugees from Ituri region
19 May 2003 Assessment teams have found another 10,000 Congolese refugees in areas north of Lake Albert, bringing to nearly 20,000 the total number of people fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo's volatile Ituri region. Many are living with relatives and may not want to move to government-allocated camps. -
Congolese refugees from troubled Ituri district living in poor conditions along Ugandan lake
16 May 2003 An assessment team has found large groups of Congolese refugees along Uganda's Lake Albert, though initial indications suggest the number of arrivals may not be as alarming as previously reported. The UN refugee agency is exploring ways of transferring needy refugees to a government-designated site. -
Lubbers reassures displaced Sudanese in Uganda
14 Apr 2003 On a three-day mission to Uganda, UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has told thousands of Sudanese refugees displaced from Achol-Pii camp last year that UNHCR is working with the government to move them out of the crowded Kiryandongo camp to a safe alternative site. -
Feature: Uganda's refugees stand tall with new sports equipment
27 Feb 2003 Song and dance greeted a recent German contribution of sports equipment to Uganda's Nakivale refugee settlement. The donation, facilitated by sports development group Right to Play, seeks to help liven up the refugees' long days away from home. -
Twice-displaced refugees find new home in Uganda
15 Oct 2002 "They killed many people, but we just ran and ran." -
Ugandan rebels launch fresh attack on refugee settlement
11 Sep 2002 The Lord's Resistance Army has attacked Maaji refugee settlement in northern Uganda for the second time in weeks, looting and displacing more than 6,000 refugees. Authorities warn that the rebels could strike again. -
Displaced refugees in Uganda start move to permanent site
9 Sep 2002 Two convoys have transferred more than 3,000 out of the 8,000 refugees at Kiryandongo slated for relocation to Kyangwali camp. In the meantime, the UN refugee agency is negotiating with the government for a safe site for the remaining 14,000 refugees. -
Final move to start soon for displaced refugees in Uganda
16 Aug 2002 The UN refugee agency plans to start transferring more than 20,000 Sudanese refugees who fled a rebel attack in northern Uganda to a permanent new camp in western Uganda as early as next week.