Out of the 55,665 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 4 700 persons of concern are currently estimated to be held in dire conditions inside... Read more »
In collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Rwanda welcomed 92 refugees & asylum seekers evacuated to Rwanda from Libya, originating from Eritrea (57) and Sudan (35) through the Emergency Transit Mechanism. ... Read more »
Obed, a Congolese refugee, is shown with his medications for heart disease. © UNHCR/ Eric Didier Karinganire By Eric Didier Karinganire It was a nightmare when, in mid-2021, Obed Nyirimigabo, now... Read more »
Patrick Nsengiyumva, one of the co-founders of the club dubbed “EJONIHEZA” translated as “tomorrow is better.” By Eric Didier Karinganire In Mahama camp, a group of refugee men is standing up against... Read more »
Minister in Charge of Emergency Management Maj Gen (Rtd) Albert Murasira received the Board Members of Prison Fellowship Rwanda. They discussed strengthening the existing partnership in community based protection and legal assistance... Read more »
A Congolese refugee receiving a birth certificate for her new-born daughter. © UNHCR/ Lilly Carlisle The European Union (EU) through its Humanitarian Aid Operations helped to support refugees in Rwanda last year... Read more »
Vue du camp de réfugiés de Mahama L’année 2024 commence mal chez un nombre important de volontaires de Save The Children au camp de réfugiés de Mahama situé à l’Est du Rwanda.... Read more »
Asylum seekers at Mahama- Photo: WFP –John Paul Sesonga This December, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed two much needed financial contributions of EUR 2 million each from Austria’s... Read more »
By Eric Didier Karinganire Having sought refuge in Rwanda in 2015, Ange Bukweberi has recently completed a transformative sign language course in Kigali. The Burundian refugee, who was previously working at a... Read more »
UNHCR expresses grave concern for the protection of people displaced by violence in eastern DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is sounding the alarm as escalating violence and pervasive human rights abuses in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) trigger a fresh... Read more »