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UNHCR alarmed at reports of atrocities against displaced Congolese
3 Feb 2012 The refugee agency calls on all parties to respect the civilian character of sites for the displaced in North Kivu province; urges more security for camps. -
UNHCR alarmed at air raid on vulnerable refugees in South Sudan
24 Jan 2012 The air attack earlier this week on Elfoj left at least one Sudanese boy injured and 14 other refugees missing in South Sudan. -
More than 100,000 flee fresh violence in eastern Congo since November
20 Jan 2012 The UN refugee agency is concerned about the violence that has left 35,000 displaced people in North Kivu province and some 70,000 in South Kivu. -
Sudanese head south with their belongings and a fierce sense of hope
19 Jan 2012 When South Sudan became independent last year, Sustine knew it was time to go home. She gathered her belongings and went down the Nile to Juba. -
South-bound but stranded in Sudan
16 Jan 2012 Thousands of South Sudanese in Sudan have packed up their lives expecting to go to their places of origin. One year later, they are still waiting to move. -
UNHCR chief appeals for massive humanitarian support for South Sudan
9 Jan 2012 António Guterres warns that without such help it will not be possible to respond and South Sudan could face a disaster of enormous proportions. -
UNHCR wraps up one of world's biggest IDP operations in Uganda
6 Jan 2012 The UN refugee agency has closed its office in northern Uganda after more than 1.8 million displaced people returned home in five years. -
Running on empty, Sudanese refugees urged to leave unsafe border site
30 Dec 2011 The UN refugee agency is appealing to refugees at South Sudan's Yida site to move to safer locations further south, away from the volatile border with Sudan. -
Hard trek from Sudan leads to safety and deprivation
23 Dec 2011 Bearing children on the backs, weary survivors of the trek from Sudan seek shelter and aid at Doro refugee camp in South Sudan.