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UNHCR welcomes signing of South Sudan peace deal
28 Aug 2015 Refugee and IDP numbers surpass 2.6 million mark. -
Six years on, Congolese refugees who fled LRA return home from CAR
3 Aug 2015 Violence in neighbouring Anbar forced civilians from their homes, hundreds of whom trickled into his neighbourhood in Baghdad's western Mansour district. -
Refugee student's hard work pays off with scholarship to study in USA
7 Jul 2015 A young Congolese refugee in Zimbabwe achieves his dream of going to university with a scholarship awarded by the US government. -
Thousands of refugees continue to flee Burundi - UNHCR
30 Jun 2015 Nearly 10,000 Burundian refugees fled the country over the weekend before borders were closed. -
More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
29 Jun 2015 Since early May more than 66,000 refugees have fled their homes in Burundi, over 6,000 of them over the last 3 days. -
More than 100,000 refugees vaccinated against cholera in Tanzania
26 Jun 2015 Major initiative aimed at preventing repeat outbreak of the epidemic which killed 31 people last month. -
More people flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
26 Jun 2015 More than 600 people are currently crossing each day into Rwanda, and several hundreds more into Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo. -
UNIQLO distributes 10 millionth item of clothing to refugees with UNHCR
4 Jun 2015 Refugees at a distribution in Kampala spoke of their joy at receiving second-hand t-shorts, jumpers, trousers, coats and other clothes donated by UNIQLO customers. -
More than 100,000 flee homes in South Sudan to escape fighting and food shortages
2 Jun 2015 It's estimated that more than 3.8 million people, representing a third of South Sudan's population of 11 million, do not have sufficient food.