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Hope and anxiety as Congolese refugees return home from Angola
6 Feb 2020 UNHCR is supporting thousands of displaced Congolese to return from exile as relative calm returns to their homeland. -
Long way home for displaced Sudanese as fears of insecurity persist
14 Jan 2020 UNHCR calls for increased funding and global support for Sudan's displaced, their hosts and those who want to return home. -
Displaced Central Africans wait for life to begin again
4 Dec 2019 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi listens to internally displaced people in Bambari and calls for a redoubled effort to help them go home. -
UN refugee chief visits South Africa to show support for government and refugees
16 Oct 2019 Filippo Grandi pledges continued support and cooperation with South African government to ensure refugee protection during a two-day visit. -
For refugees trapped in Libya, a flight out of danger
27 Sep 2019 Evacuation flight takes 66 vulnerable refugees to Rwanda, where they receive shelter, medical checks and options for a safe future. -
UNHCR prepares to send aid to Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe
25 Mar 2019 UNHCR is readying tents, tarpaulins, solar lanterns, cooking utensils and other aid for thousands of refugees who lost homes in Zimbabwe. -
UN refugee chief welcomes cities' support for refugees
18 Dec 2018 At a key meeting in Geneva, Filippo Grandi welcomed the role of cities in leading the shift towards a more open and inclusive approach to refugees. -
More than 1.5 million Congolese lose homes in conflict
14 Dec 2018 Displaced by ongoing attacks in conflict zones such as the DRC's Ituri and North Kivu provinces, many families now live in makeshift shelters or temporary accommodation. -
Acute underfunding chokes off aid to desperate Congolese
9 Oct 2018 With violence and displacement affecting swathes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Eastern region, a lack of resources is hampering UNHCR's response