UNHCR organizes humanitarian evacuation of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya

Kigali: 176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya today on a humanitarian flight to Rwanda, organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It was the second such flight to Rwanda this... Read more »

UNHCR in partnership with Profuturo Foundation supports access to digital education in refugee and host community schools

Mahama-Kirehe: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today handed over 185 computers, 1,680 tablets, and other IT equipment to the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) to enhance access to equitable... Read more »

UNHCR organizes humanitarian evacuation of 133 asylum seekers out of Libya

On the first humanitarian evacuation flight this year from Libya, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has evacuated on Thursday evening 133 vulnerable asylum seekers to Rwanda. The humanitarian flight has been on... Read more »

WFP and UNHCR roll out targeted food assistance to meet needs of the most vulnerable refugees in Rwanda

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.... Read more »

Le chef du HCR exhorte à un soutien accru envers les Burundais de retour dans leur pays

Filippo Grandi : «Pour ceux qui rentrent au pays, le critère fondamental, c’est la sécurité» A la fin de sa visite de deux jours au Burundi, le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies... Read more »

UNHCR welcomes the Rwanda’s vaccination of 416 refugees against Covid-19

A refugee at the Gashora transit centre in Rwanda receives his COVID-19 vaccine.  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives and rights of refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes... Read more »

Third group of refugees evacuated to Rwanda from Libya with UNHCR support

A group of refugees arrive at Kigali International Airport after a life-saving evacuation flight to Rwanda from Libya. © UNHCR/Eugene Sibomana Kigali: More than 100 vulnerable refugees, including several babies born in... Read more »

Rwanda, UNHCR, and African Union agree to evacuate refugees and asylum seekers in Libya

Addis Ababa: The Government of Rwanda, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the African Union have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees and... Read more »

UNHCR and the Ministry of Education inaugurate new classrooms in Gatsibo district

Kigali: The State Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education Dr. Isaac Munyakazi yesterday together with the Mayor of Gatsibo district Mr. Richard Gasana and UNHCR Protection Officer Ms. Elsie Bertha... Read more »