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UNHCR chief Guterres urges support for 2009 Humanitarian Appeal
24 Nov 2008 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, representing the UN system, appeals to the international community to help meet the needs of tens of millions of the world's most vulnerable people. -
UNHCR confirms destruction of several camps for displaced Congolese
4 Nov 2008 UNHCR has confirmed that several sites it runs for internally displaced Congolese in North Kivu province have been destroyed and emptied of inhabitants. -
UNHCR concerned for 50,000 displaced people in Congo after camps reportedly emptied
31 Oct 2008 The UN refugee agency is investigating reports that several camps for internally displaced people near Goma in eastern DRC have been forcibly emptied, and High Commissioner António Guterres appealed to all sides in the conflict to respect humanitarian principles. -
Up to 45,000 Congolese flee IDP camp and flow into Goma
29 Oct 2008 Tens of thousands of Congolese citizens flee sites for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and stream into Goma. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 Congolese flee to Uganda and hundreds more are expected. -
UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
2 Jul 2008 UNHCR staff conduct interviews in southern Egypt with 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers to determine if they qualify for refugee status. -
UNHCR restores 134 primary schools in northern Uganda
23 Jun 2008 UNHCR supports the reopening in their original sites of dozens of schools forced to relocate during years of fighting in northern Uganda. -
UNHCR partner wins green award for pioneering ethanol stove
23 Jun 2008 The Gaia Association wins a prestigious Ashden Award worth US$40,000 for distributing an innovative ethanol stove to refugees in Ethiopia. -
More than 300 Kenyan refugees return home from Uganda
13 May 2008 More than 300 Kenyan refugees return home from Uganda weeks after fleeing their homeland in the wake of the inter-ethnic violence earlier this year in Kenya. -
UNHCR-assisted returns from Uganda to Sudan top 50,000
18 Apr 2008 The number of Sudanese refugees repatriated from Uganda with UNHCR assistance tops the 50,000 mark.