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Number of Congolese refugees in Republic of Congo passes 100,000 mark
12 Jan 2010 More than 100,000 Congolese refugees have found shelter in the Republic of the Congo since inter-ethnic violence erupted in neighbouring Equateur province late last year. -
Some 84,000 Congolese flee inter-ethnic violence in Equateur province
15 Dec 2009 Tens of thousands of Congolese civilians flee to the Republic of Congo to escape inter-ethnic violence in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
More than 16,000 Congolese flee violence and seek shelter in Republic of Congo
6 Nov 2009 More than 16,000 civilians have fled ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and sought shelter in neighbouring Republic of Congo. -
Water, water everywhere, but not all of it fit to drink for returnees in northern Uganda
4 Nov 2009 UNHCR and its partners have been building protected water sources in northern Uganda to help ensure the sustainable return of thousands of people to their homes. -
Ugandan rebel army, attacking inside Congo, drives 125,000 from their homes
28 Aug 2009 The latest brutal attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Orientale Province bring to 540,000 the number uprooted in far north-eastern DRC in the last year. -
More than 1.4 million internally displaced Ugandans head home since 2006
27 Jul 2009 Since relative peace returned to northern Uganda in 2006 after more than two decades of conflict, some 80 percent of the internally displaced civilians have returned home. -
Uganda's progressive Refugee Act becomes operational
22 Jun 2009 In 2006, Uganda passed a refugee law that was regarded as a model for Africa. With the recent passage of bylaws, the Refugee Act has now come into force. -
Number of Sudanese repatriated from Uganda this year tops 20,000
23 Apr 2009 More than 20,000 Sudanese refugees have gone back home from Uganda with UNHCR help since the beginning of this year as the pace of return grows. -
UNHCR supports restoration of law and order in northern Uganda
14 Apr 2009 As large numbers of displaced people return home in northern Uganda, UNHCR helps the police re-establish a presence in remote areas of return.