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UNHCR fears for civilians in Central African Republic as hundreds flee to DR Congo
6 Dec 2013 UNHCR staff in Bangui report the situation as very tense on Friday morning. Gunfire could be heard in the city's 8th District, preventing residents from leaving their homes. -
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. -
Fresh fighting triggers new Congolese refugee inflow to Uganda
4 Nov 2013 Around 10,000 people are estimated by Ugandan authorities to have fled into Uganda - running along the roads in fear and panic, with some bringing possessions and livestock. -
UNHCR monitors returns to North Kivu from Uganda, prepares to help returnees
1 Nov 2013 Once full military control and civilian authority is established, the repatriation of tens of thousands of forcibly displaced people could become a reality. -
More than 10,000 Congolese civilians flee to Uganda to escape fighting in North Kivu
30 Oct 2013 In a separate development in north-eastern DRC, some 3,500 to 4,000 refugees have crossed into Uganda's north-west region from Orientale province. -
UNHCR seeks additional $21.4 million to help Congolese refugees in Uganda
20 Sep 2013 The extra funding is needed largely to help people who have flooded into Uganda's Bundibugyo district to escape conflict in North Kivu province since July. -
Congolese nun named winner of prestigious Nansen Refugee Award
17 Sep 2013 Sister Angélique Namaika wins for her work helping the survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord's Resistance Army in Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Once Congolese refugees in CAR, now they shelter former hosts fleeing CAR
10 Sep 2013 Congolese civilians in northern provinces have repeatedly fled to Central African Republic over the years, but now 40,000 refugees from CAR have flooded into DRC. -
Disability is not inability - refugee turns entrepreneur hours after fleeing
31 Jul 2013 All it takes is a shady tree and a charcoal-heated soldering iron, and a Congolese refugee repairman already is making money in Uganda.