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UNHCR moves Congolese to transit camp following Uganda influx
22 May 2012 A further 13,000-15,000 people crossed into Uganda in the latest influx. As of Sunday, more than 6,000 Congolese were at Nyakabande transit centre. -
UNHCR deplores killing of staff member in eastern Congo
21 May 2012 Rocky Makabuza died in the North Kivu provincial capital, Goma, after sustaining gunshot wounds to his stomach in an attack at his home by unknown assailants. -
UNHCR chief concerned about "disastrous" displacement in eastern Congo
16 May 2012 High Commissioner António Guterres expresses alarm at new inflows of refugees into Rwanda and Uganda from Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Congolese victims of LRA attacks despair of ever returning home
9 May 2012 The renewed attacks by the LRA in Orientale province since the start of this year have targeted dozens of villages and displaced more than 2,500 people. -
Concerns about shelter as Congolese refugees arrive in Rwanda
7 May 2012 More than 6,200 people flee to Rwanda from Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province to escape latest fighting. -
Almost 20,000 flee fresh fighting in eastern Congo's North Kivu province
4 May 2012 Almost 20,000 people have fled to two sites near Goma, while more than 4,100 have crossed the border and sought shelter in Rwanda. -
Hundreds more flee continuing LRA attacks in north-east Congo
30 Mar 2012 Continuing attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army have displaced more than 1,200 people and killed two in north-east Congo this month. -
More than 3,000 Congolese flee insecurity, suffering in North Kivu
9 Mar 2012 UNHCR is concerned more people will be forced to flee if the insecurity and clashes continue in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
UNHCR alarmed at reports of atrocities against displaced Congolese
3 Feb 2012 The refugee agency calls on all parties to respect the civilian character of sites for the displaced in North Kivu province; urges more security for camps.