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More than 3,000 Congolese flee insecurity, suffering in North Kivu
9 Mar 2012 UNHCR is concerned more people will be forced to flee if the insecurity and clashes continue in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
UNHCR wraps up one of world's biggest IDP operations in Uganda
6 Jan 2012 The UN refugee agency has closed its office in northern Uganda after more than 1.8 million displaced people returned home in five years. -
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. -
From captive to budding entrepreneur with a boost from UNHCR
13 Oct 2011 An indomitable Congolese teenager survives Lord's Resistance Army atrocities and, after counselling, dreams of a future as a business owner. -
Caring for the most vulnerable of the vulnerable: orphans in Brazzaville
12 Sep 2011 Alphonse has had to flee his country, lost his mother and been accused of witchcraft. But the 12-year-old refugee is now surrounded by people who care. -
UNHCR condemns forced return of 1,700 Rwandans from Uganda
16 Jul 2010 UNHCR condemns the forced return of some 1,700 Rwandans from Uganda earlier this week. Two men died after jumping off trucks taking them to Rwanda. -
Thousands flee, many killed as Lord's Resistance Army steps up attacks
14 May 2010 UNHCR is alarmed at reports of a rise in the frequency and brutality of attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army against civilians in three African countries. -
Barcelona FC's president opens multi-purpose hall in Rwandan refugee camp
9 Mar 2010 Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, opens a special community hall for Congolese refugees during a landmark visit to Kiziba camp in Rwanda. -
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.