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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).
The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response
Joint press release from OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO
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: Inter-agency Country Refugee Response Plan (CRRP) for 2020-2021
UNHCR and partners seek $163 million to support refugees and host community 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).
Rwanda: The first large group of refugees evacuated from Libya resettled to Sweden
UNHCR sincerely expresses gratitude to Sweden and Canada for kick starting the first resettlement departures of ETM evacuees.
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).
Life-saving evacuations from Libya supported by Danish funding
Hundreds of refugees have already been moved out of harm’s way in Libya, and to safety in Rwanda’s new transit center, which is supported by funding from countries like Denmark.
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).
‘Hello Mum … It’s me, Mohamed’
Asylum-seekers flown from detention in Libya to safety in Rwanda call home to reassure relatives who feared the worst.
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).
International community must do more for world’s refugees, says UN chief
‘Bold and concrete pledges needed’ to ensure more equitable support for refugees, UN Secretary-General tells first-ever Global Refugee Forum.
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).
Third group of refugees evacuated to Rwanda from Libya with UNHCR support
Around two-thirds of the group are under 18 years old, the vast majority of whom have been separated from their parents and wider family. Among the group are two one month-old babies.
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 EU provides €10.3 million for life-saving refugee support measures
“The Emergency Transit Mechanism in Rwanda is a vital life-saving measure to bring people in need of international protection out of Libya.”
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).
AU meet stresses need for solidarity and responsibility sharing to help end forced displacement in Africa
“This is a clear example of an African solution to a situation where our brothers and sisters were clearly suffering” Clementine Nkweta-Salami