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UN refugee chief calls for solutions to crises affecting Great Lakes region
9 Apr 2018 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praises generosity of Congo, urges more international support for concrete solutions. -
Thousands flee violence in south-eastern DR Congo
20 Feb 2018 UNHCR warns of a looming disaster in Tanganyika province as ethnic clashes trigger displacement and human rights abuses. -
UNHCR appeals for US$391 million for 'forgotten' Burundi refugees
6 Feb 2018 Low levels of funding mean support efforts in neighbouring countries fall short of acceptable standards. -
Unprecedented numbers flee as CAR violence surges
23 Jan 2018 Thousands pour across the border into Chad as forced displacement reaches its highest level since the crisis began in 2013. -
Zambia faces crisis as thousands flee violence in DRC
3 Oct 2017 As thousands more flee violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia is now facing a growing humanitarian crisis. -
Renewed violence in CAR drives record levels of displacement
15 Sep 2017 As violence escalates across Central African Republic, thousands are forced to leave everything behind. -
Displaced children tell of suffering in DRC's Kasai
8 Sep 2017 UNHCR estimates that 1.4 million people have been displaced as a result of conflict in the previously peaceful region. -
Deadly trade through Niger snares refugees and migrants
4 Aug 2017 Nearly 30 per cent of those who risk all to cross the desert to Libya could qualify for some form of protection once they reach Europe. -
Violence engulfs Congo's once-peaceful Kasaï region
14 Jul 2017 A father is among more than 1.3 million people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasaï region fleeing a war that they never expected.