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Rising malaria health threat for Congolese refugees in Uganda
3 Dec 2012 The resources to deal with the threat in Rwamwanja settlement are limited. There is one health centre for over 30,000 refugees and 35,000 Ugandans. -
More than 3,000 Congolese flee to Uganda to escape clashes
27 Sep 2012 About 900 of the refugees, mostly women and children, were taken to a transit centre after asking to be moved to a UNHCR-run refugee settlement. -
UNHCR shocked by abuse of Congolese civilians as fighting persists
27 Jul 2012 The UN refugee agency is urging all parties to the conflict in eastern DRC to prevent indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks against civilians. -
Top UNHCR official visits Congolese refugees in Uganda, fears further influx
17 Jul 2012 The large number of arrivals is stretching services for the whole district of Kisoro, including water, sanitation and health and damaging some education facilities. -
More than 5,000 Congolese flee to Uganda amid fresh fighting
10 Jul 2012 The surge in new arrivals has put a strain on shelter facilities at the Nyakabande Transit Centre, which currently houses more than 11,500 people. -
New camp opens for Congolese refugees in Rwanda
12 Jun 2012 UNHCR transfers almost 300 refugees on Sunday and Monday from Nkamira transit centre to Kigeme in the south of the country. -
Recent clashes in North Kivu leave at least 40,000 internally displaced
29 May 2012 Between May 10-20, one of UNHCR's local NGO partners registered more than 40,000 internally displaced people in Jomba and Bwesa sectors. -
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 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.