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  • Mobile money helps displaced Congolese survive amid coronavirus threat

    news UNHCR, 07 May 2020 (3 years ago )
    Two months ago, Solonita, 59, fled with her son when armed men attacked her village in east Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • UNHCR alarmed at armed atrocities in eastern DR Congo

    news UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at ongoing atrocities carried out by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which have become part of a systematic pattern to disrupt civilians’ lives, instil fear and create havoc., 16 Feb 2021 (3 years ago )
    This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
  • Live blog: This World Refugee Day, everyone can make a difference

    news UNHCR, 20 Jul 2020 (3 years ago )
    Millions across the African continent are taking part in events celebrating World Refugee Day at a time when global unity has never been more important.
  • UNHCR's #iBelong Campaign to end Statelessness

    news UNHCR, SABC News, 11 Nov 2020 (3 years ago )
    Imagine not being able to vote in today's by-elections or get a driver's licence or even open a bank account. Suppose you were considered not to 'exist' in your own country, being a person suspended in Statelessness? It's estimated that over 137 million people in the Southern African region lack any...
  • UNHCR seeks US$164 million for displaced Central Africans – UNHCR, 26 February

    news UNHCR, 26 Feb 2021 (3 years ago )
    UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has today launched a US$164 million appeal to provide life-saving assistance and protection to nearly 1.5 million uprooted Central Africans, including 210,000 who fled a new bout of violence related to the December 2020 presidential elections. With no end in sight to th...
  • Mozambican midwife offers a lifeline for displaced mothers to deliver safely – UNHCR, 14 July

    news UNHCR, 14 Jul 2021 (2 years ago )
    When Rosa Saide, 45, fled home last November with her husband, five children and pregnant sister, many thoughts haunted her mind, but she was adamant to escape danger and more importantly, deliver her baby niece safely.
  • South Sudanese refugees make tippy taps to promote hygiene in DRC camps

    news UNHCR, 10 Jun 2020 (3 years ago )
    A plastic jerrycan filled with water rests snugly between the trunks of a small tree in front of Ferida’s shelter in Bele settlement, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Haut Uele Province.
  • Surging violence uproots thousands of people in eastern Congo

    news UNHCR, 08 May 2020 (3 years ago )
    UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, remains alarmed at an ongoing surge in violent attacks on local populations in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where more than 200,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in just two months.
  • Every child needs a birth certificate

    news UNHCR, Mail & Guardian, 13 Nov 2020 (3 years ago )
    More than a million children are born in our country each year and are issued birth certificates. But estimates are that another 100 000 children are not registered at birth in South Africa, setting them up for a lifetime of exclusion, disadvantage, and de facto statelessness
  • In South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown, women refugee entrepreneurs struggle

    news UNHCR, 28 Sep 2020 (3 years ago )
    When South Africa went into a total coronavirus lockdown in March, Grace had no choice but to let four employees of her peanut distribution business go.