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UNHCR commitments at the World Humanitarian Summit
The first World Humanitarian Summit on 23-24 May 2016 in Istanbul convened 9000 participants from 173 Member States, including 55 Heads of State and Government, hundreds of private sector representatives, and thousands of people from civil society and nongovernmental organizations, in Istanbul, Turkey. The following are UNHCR commitments at the […]
UNIQLO clothes refugees in Rwanda
UNIQLO announced a donation of several hundred thousand pieces of used UNIQLO clothing to serve all refugees hosted in Rwanda
Watch Video: Mahama Refugee Camp, One Year On
“Mahama today is a community.”
UNHCR and partners celebrate the role of women refugees for International Women’s Day
UNHCR staff, partners and refugees didn’t let the rain spoil their dancing celebration for International Women’s Day in Mahama Camp
UNHCR and WFP Representatives host visit to Mahama Camp for Head of UK Department for International Development in Rwanda
Ms. Laure Beaufils, the head of office for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in Rwanda, visited Mahama refugee camp
UNHCR and the Government of Rwanda visit Gihembe camp’s rehabilitated ravine
MIDIMAR launched the project titled “Environmental protection in and around refugee camps” in September 2015 to operate in four camps