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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. -
In Romania, Congolese refugee does as the Romanians do
10 May 2013 Jean-Louis Kialoungou has had a long love affair with Romania and over the years the Congolese refugee has come to see himself as Romanian. -
"Beauty" brings confidence and hope to Congolese refugee woman
15 Apr 2013 War, jail, rape and poverty couldn't deter one Congolese refugee in Kampala from achieving her dream of opening a beauty salon to support her family. -
A web of love and solidarity keeps Eritrean refugees afloat in Kampala
11 Apr 2013 More than most other refugees struggling to survive in the booming Ugandan capital, Eritreans rely on each other for strength, comfort and hope.