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South Sudanese seek a chance to get on with life without fear
3 Nov 2014 Peter fled from South Sudan to Uganda when violence flared last year. With continuing conflict in his homeland, the refugee still fears about his safety. -
Congolese refugee music-lover charts his way to success
25 Sep 2014 Music has always been part of Jeremiah Mbaha's life. Now the Congolese refugee is using it to help others in Uganda and to share his songs. -
Sisters with a Message: Our music will go where our feet can't reach
25 Aug 2014 The four Bahati sisters, former Congolese refugees," are making a name in Canada as "Thebahatizz" and using music to highlight the issue of sexual violence. -
UNHCR shocked and saddened at drowning of scores of Congolese refugees in Lake Albert
24 Mar 2014 Based on information UNHCR has received so far from the authorities and refugees, 41 people were rescued and 98 bodies recovered. As many as 250 people may have been aboard the boat. -
LEGO Foundation donates US$3 million to build a future for refugee children
24 Jan 2014 The donation will fund UNHCR education programmes in Chad, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda and Yemen. -
Born on the run: South Sudanese mothers name babies to reflect ordeal
23 Jan 2014 Thousands of South Sudanese refugee babies will forever be identified by the way they came into the world – as their mothers fled conflict in their homeland. -
Uganda: South Sudan conflict leaves women and children to cope as refugees
20 Jan 2014 UN refugee agency rallies to provide the special needs of refugees in northern Uganda, where men are the minority of those fleeing fighting in South Sudan. -
Almost 80,000 South Sudanese flee to neighbouring countries as fighting generates more displacement
14 Jan 2014 More than half have headed for Uganda's West Nile region straddling South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Q&A: Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell visits Congolese refugees
21 Nov 2013 The author of the popular Wallander books has long been interested in refugees, particularly in Africa. He recently joined UNHCR on a field mission in Uganda.