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UNHCR struggles to keep up with arriving Congolese refugees
19 Jul 2013 Some 15,500 refugees have been transferred away from unsafe border area to the Bubukwanga transit centre, where there are protection and other services. -
Born in Exile: Uganda's newest refugee transit centre delivers its first baby
19 Jul 2013 Baby Andrea's mother Monica fled from fighting in Democratic Republic of the Congo; tells of girls being grabbed and dragged off into the forest by assailants. -
14,000 Congolese refugees move to Ugandan transit centre as tensions rise with locals
18 Jul 2013 The transit centre was opened at the weekend to help cope with an influx of almost 70,000 Congolese refugees fleeing fighting across the border in North Kivu province. -
UNHCR helps traumatized children who fled DR Congo alone
17 Jul 2013 The tens of thousands of Congolese who fled to Uganda in the past week include one very vulnerable group – unaccompanied children like Jean, an orphan. -
UNHCR fears for welfare of Congolese refugees in Uganda hills; worried about fighting near Goma
16 Jul 2013 With a new emergency under way in Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR and its partners rush to help the tens of thousands of new refugees in Uganda. -
UNHCR rushes aid as 66,000 Congolese refugees stream into western Uganda
15 Jul 2013 Ugandan government, UN agencies rally to help victims of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo seeking safety in overstretched area of Uganda. -
A Congolese mother and her sons regain hope in Cape Town
10 Jul 2013 Mzuji and her boys were identified as vulnerable under UNHCR's Protection Needs Assessment programme, They were interviewed for resettlement and given hope. -
Together At Last: Abdi's nine-year journey to find his family
25 Jun 2013 Abdi was born in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, where his Somali parents grew up, met and married. But in 2004, when the family left for resettlement, he was left behind. -
Angelina Jolie and UN refugee chief visit Syrian refugees
20 Jun 2013 Marking World Refugee Day, the UNHCR Special Envoy and the High Commissioner for Refugees visit Jordan's Za'atri camp and call for Syria's war to end