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UNHCR applauds Rwanda’s generosity to people forced to flee, calls for more global solidarity for the refugee response
20 June 2022, Gashora, Rwanda – Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) joined thousands of refugees hosted in Rwanda to mark the 2022 World Refugee Day under the theme “Everyone has the right...
First evacuation flight of 2022 from Libya to Rwanda brings over 100 asylum seekers to safety
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Tuesday evening evacuated a group of 119 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to safety in Rwanda. The group of men, women, and children – the youngest less than one year old – were from Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia. Most...
Japan supports UNHCR’s 2022 refugee response in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda – The Government of Japan announced its support to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) operation and the refugee response in Rwanda, amounting to USD 1.18 million. This contribution from the Japanese government will boost the...
High Commissioner’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Last year on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I called for introspection as a means to reexamine prejudice, privilege and the way we view the world. Over the past year, I have deepened my personal commitment to build a more diverse...
From humanitarian assistance recipients to entrepreneurs: meet Kiziba refugee women who are building fortunes and self-reliance
Growing up in Kiziba Refugee Camp, Iribagiza Nakabonye and her family from the Democratic Republic of Congo were heavily relying on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs. Now, the 40-year-old woman who has been living in the camp since 1996, is inspiring...
A new approach to refugee integration bears fruit in Rwanda
Back in her native Democratic Republic of the Congo, 42-year-old Clementine Bugenimana scraped by as a trader selling foodstuffs. Now a refugee in Rwanda, she has learned how to farm through a programme that is putting food on the table and money in her pocket. “This...