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Small emergencies in Africa combining into one budget problem
5 Mar 2009 Each influx seems relatively minor, but when the new emergencies are added UNHCR is seeing unexpected strains on its budget and operations in Africa. -
UNHCR supports the vulnerable with shelter in northern Uganda
20 Feb 2009 Thousands of internally displaced people with special needs are stuck in camps in Uganda. Thanks to a UNHCR shelter programme, many are now able to return home. -
Number of returnees to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark
10 Feb 2009 The number of refugee returns to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark, including 142,000 assisted home by the UN refugee agency. -
Sudanese local officials meet refugees in Uganda; urge them to return home
28 Jan 2009 UNHCR has been helping local Sudanese officials visit refugee camps in Uganda and other countries to talk to potential returnees about conditions back home. -
Some 13,000 Congolese flee to Uganda as violence flares in Rutshuru
27 Nov 2008 Thousands of civilians flee to Uganda to escape fresh fighting and attacks on their villages in the eastern Congolese district of Rutshuru. More are coming. -
UNHCR chief Guterres urges support for 2009 Humanitarian Appeal
24 Nov 2008 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, representing the UN system, appeals to the international community to help meet the needs of tens of millions of the world's most vulnerable people. -
UNHCR confirms destruction of several camps for displaced Congolese
4 Nov 2008 UNHCR has confirmed that several sites it runs for internally displaced Congolese in North Kivu province have been destroyed and emptied of inhabitants. -
UNHCR concerned for 50,000 displaced people in Congo after camps reportedly emptied
31 Oct 2008 The UN refugee agency is investigating reports that several camps for internally displaced people near Goma in eastern DRC have been forcibly emptied, and High Commissioner António Guterres appealed to all sides in the conflict to respect humanitarian principles. -
Up to 45,000 Congolese flee IDP camp and flow into Goma
29 Oct 2008 Tens of thousands of Congolese citizens flee sites for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and stream into Goma. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 Congolese flee to Uganda and hundreds more are expected.