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Survivors of Lord's Resistance Army attacks urgently need assistance
16 Jan 2009 UNHCR field officers reach a Congolese village repeatedly attacked by the Lord's Resistance Army and say they are shocked by the condition of survivors. -
UNHCR concerned about displaced Congolese and continuing LRA attacks
13 Jan 2009 UNHCR concerned about the plight of more than 100,000 displaced Congolese amid continuing attacks by Ugandan rebels in northern DR Congo. -
Lathering up success in South Sudan for just US$1,000
7 Jan 2009 A group of 19 enterprising women in South Sudan is proving that it doesn't take a large investment to change the lives of former refugees after they return home. -
UNHCR visits Congolese towns attacked by Lord's Resistance Army
6 Jan 2009 UNHCR takes part in joint assessment mission to an area of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo attacked by a rebel Ugandan group. -
Q&A: UNHCR's man at the AU looks back on a long career
26 Dec 2008 Ilunga Ngandu is UNHCR's key interlocutor with the African Union. At the end of this month he will retire and return to his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he expects to continue helping others. -
Gimme Shelter: Ben Affleck and UNHCR launch campaign for Congolese
18 Dec 2008 Hollywood actor and director Ben Affleck joins UNHCR to launch a global campaign to aid those uprooted by continuing conflict in eastern Congo. -
Ben Affleck video unveiled for UNHCR "Gimme Shelter" campaign
17 Dec 2008 UNHCR, with the help of Ben Affleck and Sir Mick Jagger, launches a major new campaign to raise US$23 million to help displaced Congolese civilians. -
Sudanese refugees arrive in Romania after incredible journey
17 Dec 2008 After an incredible journey, a group of 97 Sudanese refugees from Darfur arrive in Romania en route to a new life after years stuck in a desert camp in Iraq. -
UNHCR concerned about violence in North Kivu as aid worker killed
16 Dec 2008 UNHCR condemns attack on a vehicle carrying staff of an Italian aid agency that leaves one person dead in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.