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Youths in Action: Youth Volunteers Support their Community and Peers
The volunteers contribute tremendously in many areas, such as child protection, prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, and running recreational activities for children.
European Union provides EUR 1,500,000 contribution to UNHCR in support the refugee response in Mahama camp and promote refugees access to COVID19 vaccines
Kigali, Rwanda – The European Union will support the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Rwanda in 2021 with a contribution amounting to EUR 1,500,000, from a total envelope of EUR 5.5 million allocated to the UNHCR to assist Burundian refugees in the region. This generous...
Sport continues to prove its power to uplift young refugees’ spirit in Rwanda
“Sport has given me a lot of friends. I used to feel lonely, but sport helped me live a better life,” Cadette.
Hope keeps heads up for Burundian refugee Paralympic athlete.
Aspirations of a Burundian refugee athlete living with disabilities come real after qualifying for the Tokyo Paralympics.
Dreaming Bigger: Young Congolese refugee athlete hopes to compete in the World Taekwondo Championships.
“Winning is the result of hard work, dedication, and a desire to do better,” Mbabazi Lady.
WFP and UNHCR roll out targeted food assistance to meet needs of the most vulnerable refugees in Rwanda
KIGALI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have started rolling out a new mechanism in Rwanda to prioritize general food assistance to the most vulnerable refugees. “The funding shortfalls, which we were already facing due...