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Jordan's Za'atari refugee camp takes off
27 Sep 2013 The world's second largest refugee camp is now more than a collection of people. It's a Syrian community. -
UNHCR seeks additional $21.4 million to help Congolese refugees in Uganda
20 Sep 2013 The extra funding is needed largely to help people who have flooded into Uganda's Bundibugyo district to escape conflict in North Kivu province since July. -
Congolese nun named winner of prestigious Nansen Refugee Award
17 Sep 2013 Sister Angélique Namaika wins for her work helping the survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord's Resistance Army in Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Once Congolese refugees in CAR, now they shelter former hosts fleeing CAR
10 Sep 2013 Congolese civilians in northern provinces have repeatedly fled to Central African Republic over the years, but now 40,000 refugees from CAR have flooded into DRC. -
UNHCR and host countries to push for greater international help on Syrian refugees
4 Sep 2013 Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq in ministerial meet with UNHCR to push for expanded international support for countries hosting Syrian refugees. -
Disability is not inability - refugee turns entrepreneur hours after fleeing
31 Jul 2013 All it takes is a shady tree and a charcoal-heated soldering iron, and a Congolese refugee repairman already is making money in Uganda. -
UNHCR statistics show alarming rise in rape and violence against women in North Kivu
30 Jul 2013 UNHCR teams register 705 cases of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo province since January, including 619 cases of rape. -
One Year On: Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp mushrooms into major urban centre
29 Jul 2013 It was originally seen as a temporary stop. Today, Za'atari is home to 120,000 people, mostly women and children, making it the world's second largest refugee camp. -
UNHCR concerned about civilians amid continued instability in North Kivu
23 Jul 2013 Amid sporadic fighting in Democratic Republic of the Congo, relatively few refugees crossed to Uganda, though more could be trying to flee.