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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...
From humanitarian assistance recipients to entrepreneurs: meet Kiziba refugee women who are building fortunes and self-reliance
Growing up in Kiziba Refugee Camp, Iribagiza Nakabonye and her family from the Democratic Republic of Congo were heavily relying on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs. Now, the 40-year-old woman who has been living in the camp since 1996, is inspiring...
A new approach to refugee integration bears fruit in Rwanda
Back in her native Democratic Republic of the Congo, 42-year-old Clementine Bugenimana scraped by as a trader selling foodstuffs. Now a refugee in Rwanda, she has learned how to farm through a programme that is putting food on the table and money in her pocket. “This...
UNHCR organizes humanitarian evacuation of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya
176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya today on a humanitarian flight to Rwanda, organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It was the second such flight to Rwanda this year, using the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), the first having taken place in...
Forum seeks solutions for Africa’s 36 million displaced
Malish Godfrey smiles welcomingly at guests as they stop to admire the beadwork arranged neatly on his table. His is one of several colourful stands at the exhibition area of the Kigali Convention Centre in the heart of Rwanda’s capital. The artwork on display is...
MINEMA and UNHCR launch environmental rehabilitation drive in Gihembe
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) today launched a series of activities meant to rehabilitate depleted environment in Gihembe which hosted Congolese refugees for 24 years. Gihembe...