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Thousands flee into Uganda following clashes in DR Congo – UNHCR, 01 April 2022
news This is a summary of what was said by Joel Boutroue, UNHCR’s Representative to Uganda, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva., 01 Apr 2022 (2 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Government of Uganda and humanitarian partners, is assisting some 10,000 refugees in the country’s southwest Kisoro district after they fled violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which began on 28 March 2022. Thousands of children, ... -
UNHCR raises alarm over Mozambique’s “invisible” crisis as climate shocks worsen displacement – UNHCR, 10 May
news UNHCR, 11 May 2022 (2 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned about the ongoing violence and insecurity in northern Mozambique. Conflict and displacement, compounded by extreme weather events has led to surging protection needs – physical, material, and legal – for hundreds of thousands of affected refugees, i... -
Hopeful Central African refugees return home from DR Congo – UNHCR, 06 May
news UNHCR, 11 May 2022 (2 years ago )Dressed in an embroidered African print shirt tailored especially for the occasion, Firmin, 36, walked with his family across the wet tarmac of Gbadolite city airport towards a waiting United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) plane on a one-way trip home. -
UNHCR deeply concerned by renewed violence displacing thousands in North Kivu, DR Congo – UNHCR, 27 May 2022
news UNHCR, 27 May 2022 (2 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale needs of more than 72,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in recent days in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since 19 May, intense fighting has shaken Rutshuru and Nyirag... -
UNHCR Briefing Note - 02 August 2022 - Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DR Congo
news UNHCR, 02 Aug 2022 (2 years ago )Due to insufficient funding, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is unable to adequately respond to the rising humanitarian needs of refugees and internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC is among the most underfunded of UNHCR’s operations worldwide. As of 30 Ju... -
Nearly 1 million people have fled five years of northern Mozambique violence – UNHCR, 04 October
news UNHCR, 04 Oct 2022 (2 years ago )This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. -
Farming together fosters ties between Burundian refugees and their Congolese hosts – UNHCR, 05 October
news UNHCR, 05 Oct 2022 (2 years ago )After finding sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundian refugees are sharing their knowledge of farming with locals. -
Displaced people join efforts to adapt to climate change in Mozambique – UNHCR, 10 November 2022
news UNHCR, 11 Nov 2022 (1 year ago )On 11 March 2022, Cyclone Gombe made landfall on Mozambique’s coast, before moving inland and blazing a trail of destruction through the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia. Winds reached up 190 kilometres per hour, mowing down swathes of houses, schools, roads, and bridges, and flooding farmlands. Fr... -
Lighting up the lives of forcibly displaced people in Mozambique
news UNHCR, 07 Dec 2022 (1 year ago )When Charlotte Fatuma fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2016 she never imagined one day running a successful business in a refugee settlement. She narrowly escaped death during attacks by militia men on her village in North Kivu province. “They killed my husband th... -
Football brings refugees and host community together in Angola – UNHCR, 16 December 2022
news UNHCR, 16 Dec 2022 (1 year ago )Djibril Mukandila was a successful football coach in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) when conflict erupted in his home region of Grand Kasai. The 57-year-old was in charge of regional club AS Vutuka, after nearly a dozen years coaching teams in DRC and Cameroon, when he was forced to flee...