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UNHCR works to bring the perpetrators of sexual crime to justice
25 Jun 2012 The UN refugee agency and its partners make it a priority to fight sexual violence in a Rwandan refugee camp and encourage people to speak out. -
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. -
Number of Congolese in Rwanda transit camp passes 10,000
8 Jun 2012 And UNHCR registers 1,422 Congolese in south-west Uganda following fighting in North Kivu, bringing the total since January to more than 21,000. -
UNHCR chief concerned about "disastrous" displacement in eastern Congo
16 May 2012 High Commissioner António Guterres expresses alarm at new inflows of refugees into Rwanda and Uganda from Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Congolese victims of LRA attacks despair of ever returning home
9 May 2012 The renewed attacks by the LRA in Orientale province since the start of this year have targeted dozens of villages and displaced more than 2,500 people. -
Concerns about shelter as Congolese refugees arrive in Rwanda
7 May 2012 More than 6,200 people flee to Rwanda from Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province to escape latest fighting. -
Almost 20,000 flee fresh fighting in eastern Congo's North Kivu province
4 May 2012 Almost 20,000 people have fled to two sites near Goma, while more than 4,100 have crossed the border and sought shelter in Rwanda. -
Congo arms depot blast victims crowd shelter sites in Brazzaville
12 Mar 2012 UNHCR sends staff to help register people and manage sites where the displaced are living. It also distributes shelter and other emergency aid. -
Rwandan gets on his bike in Johannesburg to raise funds for education
22 Nov 2011 A former refugee takes part in a tough bicycle race to raise funds for a South African university scholarship programme and help others forced to flee.