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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 puts priority on health for refugees flooding into South Sudan
10 Jul 2012 UNHCR and partners undertake a mass health screening to obtain data on mortality rates and vaccination across refugee sites in South Sudan states. -
The Elders visit Sudanese refugees on peace errand
9 Jul 2012 Archbishop Desmond Tutu leads a small delegation of veteran, respected public figures to visit a refugee camp in South Sudan. -
UNHCR warns that operations for Sudanese refugees at breaking point
4 Jul 2012 UNHCR field offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan say 211,700 refugees have so far arrived from Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. -
"Critical" refugee situation in South Sudan requires urgent donor assistance says UNHCR
22 Jun 2012 An average of one thousand refugees are arriving every day, most in a desperate condition. -
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. -
UNHCR relocates 8,000 Sudanese refugees to decongest sites
12 Jun 2012 The refugees were moved from a transit site in north-east South Sudan following several deaths, and the prospect of up to 15,000 new arrivals. -
35,000 refugees seek shelter in South Sudan over past three weeks
5 Jun 2012 Refugees cite aerial bombardments, ground fighting, food shortages and difficult escapes from Sudan's Blue Nile state.