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First group of Burundian refugees assisted to return home after years in exile
Following the recent elections and a desire to return home, refugees opt to go back home to rebuild their lives.
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“Real-life Heroes” – celebrating aid workers on World Humanitarian Day
In the midst of COVID-19, aid workers and health-care respondents remain and deliver to the most vulnerable people in the world.
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Refugee survivors of sexual abuse find help in Rwanda
Rescued from Libyan detention centres and evacuated to Rwanda, survivors of horrific torture and rape are receiving the help they need to start to heal.
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Rwanda: The US continues to welcome Congolese refugee families amidst COVID-19
Thousands of refugees and migrants suffer extreme rights abuses on journeys to Africa’s Mediterranean coast, new UNHCR/MMC report shows
A young Rwandan artist wins the Youth with Refugees Art Contest
Urgent Appeal for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 is a situation unlike anything we’ve faced before – and it threatens refugees.
Around the clock, UNHCR is delivering lifesaving supplies and support to refugees and displaced people in countries like Bangladesh and Syria.
But we can’t tackle this pandemic alone.
Thank you for being the best of humanity by donating TODAY.
$800
supports the construction of a water and sanitation facility, including communal latrines and toilets, for one classroom in a school
$100
could support the construction of one tube well to provide clean water to refugees
$15
costs to provide a person of concern with primary healthcare services
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Education Above All in Rwanda - GETTING IT RIGHT - ORYX Magazine (Page 30-36)
The Education Above All Foundation and its partner, UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency, are ensuring children from both refugee and host communities in Rwanda realise their right to education.