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UNHCR welcomes signing of South Sudan peace deal
28 Aug 2015 Refugee and IDP numbers surpass 2.6 million mark. -
More people flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
26 Jun 2015 More than 600 people are currently crossing each day into Rwanda, and several hundreds more into Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo. -
UNIQLO distributes 10 millionth item of clothing to refugees with UNHCR
4 Jun 2015 Refugees at a distribution in Kampala spoke of their joy at receiving second-hand t-shorts, jumpers, trousers, coats and other clothes donated by UNIQLO customers. -
More than 100,000 flee homes in South Sudan to escape fighting and food shortages
2 Jun 2015 It's estimated that more than 3.8 million people, representing a third of South Sudan's population of 11 million, do not have sufficient food. -
South Sudan fighting triggers new displacement, including into neighbouring countries
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Educating South Sudan's next generation
7 May 2015 After fleeing the conflict in South Sudan, a devoted teacher spends his own savings to open a school for refugee children in Uganda. -
Fleeing Bullets, and then Mosquitoes
24 Apr 2015 Two young refugee girls living in Uganda share similar life stories, but only one of them sleeps under a bed net. -
Innovation: A Congolese mother sings the praises of wonder stove
19 Mar 2015 Sarah's energy-saving stove adds hours to her day, keeps her safe, saves firewood, has increased her harvest and enables her son to go to school. -
Breaking the Silence
6 Mar 2015 Meet Suzan, one of 40 young volunteers working to protect South Sudanese women and girls at a refugee settlement in northern Uganda.