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Number of Burundian refugees tops 250,000 since April
4 Mar 2016 At least 250,473 refugees have fled to DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced run for third term. -
Refugee and sexual violence survivor restores hope in Rwanda
7 Dec 2015 Refugee from Democratic Republic of the Congo draws on her experience of sexual and gender-based violence to help others in Rwanda overcome abuse. -
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees surpasses 100,000 mark
19 Nov 2015 In 2007, 108,000 refugees from Bhutan were living in seven camps in Nepal. Today, just two camps remain with fewer than 18,000 refugees. -
Thousands of refugees continue to flee Burundi - UNHCR
30 Jun 2015 Nearly 10,000 Burundian refugees fled the country over the weekend before borders were closed. -
More than 100,000 refugees vaccinated against cholera in Tanzania
26 Jun 2015 Major initiative aimed at preventing repeat outbreak of the epidemic which killed 31 people last month. -
More people flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
26 Jun 2015 More than 600 people are currently crossing each day into Rwanda, and several hundreds more into Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo. -
Refugees from Bhutan help Nepalese rise from the ruins
11 Jun 2015 Refugees from Bhutan are mobilizing their skills and funds to help Nepalese earthquake survivors to rebuild their lives. -
Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
9 Jun 2015 As of June 8, a total of 103,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe: 54,000 in Italy, 48,000 in Greece, 91 on Malta and 920 in Spain. -
UNHCR says more than 105,000 refugees have fled violence in Burundi
15 May 2015 The UN refugee agency has hired a ferry to help more than 50,000 refugees who are facing dire conditions in a border village on Lake Tanganyika