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2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
UNHCR resumes life-saving evacuation flights to Rwanda for the first time in nearly a year
After several months of waiting and uncertainty, the resumption of evacuation flights from Libya to Rwanda is a fantastic message of hope for thousands of asylum seekers.
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
Ending Statelessness in 2024: Rwanda establishes a clear pathway toward this goal
In 2021, Rwanda’s National Statelessness Taskforce and UNHCR will prioritise the identification of statelessness persons and those with undetermined nationality living in Rwanda.
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
ETM Rwanda: EU support helps UNHCR to bring fresh hope to a young refugee
Beza Yimesgen* was fortunate enough to be part of the group of refugees evacuated, from Libya to the Gashora ETM in Rwanda in 2019.
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
“My Lifelong Dream and Learning Experience of a Lifetime,” Lula.
UNHCR 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.
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
UNHCR launches new portal with verified higher education opportunities for refugees
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
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.
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
“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.
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
Rwanda: The US continues to welcome Congolese refugee families amidst COVID-19
“During these uncertain times of Coronavirus, I would like to thank the US Government for opening borders for these Congolese refugees,” Ahmed Baba Fall.
2019 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
Thousands of refugees and migrants suffer extreme rights abuses on journeys to Africa’s Mediterranean coast, new UNHCR/MMC report shows