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Congolese refugee boy wins international peace award for running radio programme
4 Dec 2009 A 16-year-old Congolese refugee, Baruani Ndume, wins the International Children's Peace Prize for producing a radio programme for children. -
16 Days of Activism: The forgotten victims of conflict in the Congo
26 Nov 2009 Thousands of women are raped every year in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much needs to be done to help them and change mindsets about sexual violence. -
More than 16,000 Congolese flee violence and seek shelter in Republic of Congo
6 Nov 2009 More than 16,000 civilians have fled ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and sought shelter in neighbouring Republic of Congo. -
Dramatic rise in numbers of Congolese returning home from Zambia
5 Nov 2009 The number of Congolese refugees repatriated from Zambia this year has passed the 15,000 mark, a dramatic increase on figures for 2007 and 2008. -
Water, water everywhere, but not all of it fit to drink for returnees in northern Uganda
4 Nov 2009 UNHCR and its partners have been building protected water sources in northern Uganda to help ensure the sustainable return of thousands of people to their homes. -
UNHCR airlifts emergency relief items for expelled refugees in Angola
3 Nov 2009 UNHCR airlifts aid items from South Africa to Angola to help tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Verification exercise of Sudanese refugees in Chad proceeds well
2 Nov 2009 To better meet the needs of 250,000 Sudanese civilians in eastern Chad, UNHCR is re-registering and interviewing all refugees in 12 camps -
UNHCR condemns killing of government partner in eastern Chad
27 Oct 2009 UNHCR expresses shock at the ambush and killing of a Chadian official working for UNHCR's government counterpart in the volatile east of the country. -
Some 30,000 expelled Angolans in "dire" need of assistance
20 Oct 2009 Tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. They include refugees.