Voices of Refugees
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Your current status does not matter; what matters is your goal,” Gentille.
6 May 2021“It is rare for refugees to travel from a refugee camp to work with professional UNHCR staff. It has been a great honor and a wonderful opportunity.” Meet Gentille Dusenge, a refugee intern at the UNHCR Rwanda.
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Grandi praises Rwanda for offering life-saving haven for refugees
26 Apr 2021In Rwanda, UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits facility providing safe route out of Libya for refugees and asylum-seekers, including Somali couple who faced detention and abuse.
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The AU pledges to continue efforts to keep vulnerable refugees safe.
31 Mar 2021African Union delegation visits Rwanda’s Emergency Transit Mechanism centre, applauds the country for hosting vulnerable refugees evacuated from Libya.
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First refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Rwanda
12 Mar 2021Over 400 health service workers and residents of Gashora transit centre get their first jabs, as part of national vaccine plan that covers all refugees and asylum-seekers.
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COVID-19 Treatment Center set-up brought new hopes for refugee and host communities in Rwanda.
10 Mar 2021Congolese refugees and Rwandan nationals living in Nyamagabe district find solace and hopes in COVID-19 Treatment center set-up by UNHCR, with the support of the United States.
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Seeking refuge in Rwanda, Burundian refugee woman challenges COVID-19 uncertainty through fish business.
8 Mar 2021Domitille Hakizimana fled insecurity in Bujumbura more than a demi-decade ago. She is now defying uncertain situation inflicted by COVID-19 via her fishery business.
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Rwanda: Sudanese refugee mother regain hope regardless of perilous voyage.
8 Mar 2021“Get up, buckle your belt and fight for your life”, encourages Fetiya* to all women during this Women’s Day.
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Feeling safe again: ECHO support helps UNHCR protect refugee youth in Rwanda’s Congolese refugee camp.
8 Dec 2020Thanks to ECHO support, young refugee Mazimpaka Pascal left negative coping mechanisms to join the volleyball team in Mugombwa thanks to youth protection programmes.
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ETM Rwanda: EU support helps UNHCR to bring fresh hope to a young refugee
30 Oct 2020Beza Yimesgen* was fortunate enough to be part of the group of refugees evacuated, from Libya to the Gashora ETM in Rwanda in 2019.
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“My Lifelong Dream and Learning Experience of a Lifetime,” Lula.
30 Oct 2020UNHCR has over 300 staff working in Rwanda, most of whom are in the field. On International Translation Day, meet Lula Tensaew, an interpreter at the Emergency Transit Mechanism.
