Refugees
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 07:40
The Rwandan government is nearing an agreement with the UN for a permanent solution regarding former M23 soldiers who fled to Rwanda in February alongside former M23 political leader Jean Marie Rungia.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 12:51
Amnesty International has denounced the forcible eviction of tens of thousands of homeless people from makeshift camps in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 08:43
Malian government forces have clashed with separatist Tuareg rebels in the first fighting since the two sides signed a peace accord in June.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:55
At least 25,000 Burundian refugees living in Tanzania have been forcibly repatriated over the past month, a UN official said Thursday, describing a "dramatic" humanitarian situation.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:41
The United States joins the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in urging the Government of Sudan to immediately renew the necessary work permits for twenty UNHCR international staff providing humanitarian assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict in Darfur.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:44
Thousands of Rwandans who have been living in Tanzania for most, if not all their lives, are being forced to flee their homes.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:24
M23, currently fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army and UN forces near the North Kivu capital of Goma, is just one of more than 30 armed groups in the country’s east, all of which - through casualties or desertions - need to constantly replenish their ranks. Any previous affiliations to militias is not a barrier for recruitment.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:04
About 20,000 struggle with no official status two years after independence from Sudan.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 07:29
More than two million Syrians are now registered as refugees, after the total went up by a million in the last six months, the UN's refugee agency says.