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UNHCR warns of risks to civilians in Central African Republic as refugee numbers rise
15 Mar 2013 UNHCR says renewed fighting in Central African Republic is threatening the civilian population and compromising access to refugees and internally displaced people. -
Papyrus and scrap paper: a monthly blessing for refugee women in Uganda
14 Mar 2013 UNHCR and Ugandan company MakaPad launch an innovative pilot project to employ refugees at their factory for handmade hygiene products. -
Q&A: Future remains bleak for Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Mar 2013 UNHCR's operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the biggest and most diverse that it runs in the world. Violence is never far away and there are many challenges. -
UNHCR steps up assistance for Central African Republic refugees in DRC
8 Mar 2013 An estimated 22,000 civilians from Central African Republic have fled to Democratic Republic of the Congo's Equateur province and 2,000 to Orientale Province. -
UNHCR seeks US$70 million to help displaced Congolese in Great Lakes area
5 Mar 2013 The extra funding is need to help more than 600,000 people in four countries this year, including the internally displaced, refugees and returnees. -
On the run, alone and young: Congolese children flee to Uganda
7 Feb 2013 As violence swept eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past year, many unaccompanied children arrived in Uganda. UNHCR is there to help. -
Romania's "Oprah Winfrey" uses TV to shine a spotlight on refugees
5 Feb 2013 Mbela Nzuzi fled her native Democratic Republic of the Congo for political reasons in 1997 and ended up in Romania. Today, she is a TV star with her own chat show. -
UNHCR still concerned about security situation in camps near Goma
18 Dec 2012 Soldiers and unidentified armed men continue to be present in and around camps in North Kivu province, fuelling worries among the IDPs living there. -
Education programme in Malawi gives hope to refugees
7 Dec 2012 After fleeing southern Congo, Jean Lusambo felt his life had ended in a refugee camp – until a special education programme restored his self-belief.