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Refugees in Nyabiheke camp and host communities embrace self-reliance drive through a farming project
On a sunny morning in Nyabicwamba marshland, Kellen Nyaruhimbi, a Congolese refugee living in Nyabiheke refugee camp, located in the eastern part of Rwanda, alongside her 18-year-old son David, are busy hand-harvesting soybeans from their plot. This is a turning point...
Finding possibilities and opportunities to heal, learn, work and thrive in safety
Whoever, wherever, whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety. But reaching safety is just a start. Four refugees in Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda tell you about their efforts in finding possibilities and opportunities to heal, learn, work and thrive in safety....
UNHCR applauds Rwanda’s generosity to people forced to flee, calls for more global solidarity for the refugee response
20 June 2022, Gashora, Rwanda – Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) joined thousands of refugees hosted in Rwanda to mark the 2022 World Refugee Day under the theme “Everyone has the right...
First evacuation flight of 2022 from Libya to Rwanda brings over 100 asylum seekers to safety
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Tuesday evening evacuated a group of 119 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to safety in Rwanda. The group of men, women, and children – the youngest less than one year old – were from Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia. Most...
Japan supports UNHCR’s 2022 refugee response in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda – The Government of Japan announced its support to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) operation and the refugee response in Rwanda, amounting to USD 1.18 million. This contribution from the Japanese government will boost the...
High Commissioner’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Last year on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I called for introspection as a means to reexamine prejudice, privilege and the way we view the world. Over the past year, I have deepened my personal commitment to build a more diverse...