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LEGO Foundation donates US$3 million to build a future for refugee children
24 Jan 2014 The donation will fund UNHCR education programmes in Chad, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda and Yemen. -
Born on the run: South Sudanese mothers name babies to reflect ordeal
23 Jan 2014 Thousands of South Sudanese refugee babies will forever be identified by the way they came into the world – as their mothers fled conflict in their homeland. -
Uganda: South Sudan conflict leaves women and children to cope as refugees
20 Jan 2014 UN refugee agency rallies to provide the special needs of refugees in northern Uganda, where men are the minority of those fleeing fighting in South Sudan. -
Almost 80,000 South Sudanese flee to neighbouring countries as fighting generates more displacement
14 Jan 2014 More than half have headed for Uganda's West Nile region straddling South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
UNHCR appeals for US$99 million for operations in South Sudan and CAR
10 Jan 2014 The appeal comprises US$59 million for South Sudan and US$40.2 million for the Central African Republic crisis, both for the period up to the end of March. -
Refugees help skeleton UNHCR staff keep camps going in South Sudan
8 Jan 2014 Some 120,000 Sudanese refugees in South Sudan's largest camps get uninterrupted service as refugees take on leadership roles alongside staff. -
Thousands cross into Uganda to escape fighting in South Sudan
7 Jan 2014 More than 23,500 people have fled to neighbouring Uganda. "Others have sought shelter in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan to escape the violence. -
Q&A: Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell visits Congolese refugees
21 Nov 2013 The author of the popular Wallander books has long been interested in refugees, particularly in Africa. He recently joined UNHCR on a field mission in Uganda. -
Fresh fighting triggers new Congolese refugee inflow to Uganda
4 Nov 2013 Around 10,000 people are estimated by Ugandan authorities to have fled into Uganda - running along the roads in fear and panic, with some bringing possessions and livestock.