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Over 3,400 Congolese refugees are now arriving in Uganda each day. As they arrive, they share stories of devastation and destruction from the DRC.
7,000 Central African Republic refugees have arrived in the DRC in under a week into a situation of little help and desperate need.
Fitness expert Jillian Michaels witnessed firsthand how the people of the DRC share their resources and support refugees in their communities.
The crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has displaced millions of people. Hear five stories of refugees and IDPs who were forced to flee their homes and rebuild.
Catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Katanga province has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
Recurrent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province is uprooting civilians and exposing an increasing number of women, girls and men to rape.
The DRC hosts over 527,000 refugees from neighboring countries and has over half a million internally displaced people. Individuals in the DRC face challenges of violence, Ebola outbreaks and a lack of resources.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seeing a surge in refugee arrivals from South Sudan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Refugees began fleeing after a reported attack last week on the town of Kamango in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Following the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 22 May, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is assessing the needs of affected communities.
After watching their mother, father and youngest sister die in the DRC, the Barobi children ran for their lives. Today they're living the American dream in Ogden, Utah.
US agrees to resettle Congolese orphan, Faustin, under the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Programme after hearing of his abuse in Malawi and the DRC.
Ongoing violence between armed groups has forced hundreds of thousands of families to flee the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2013.
But beneath this sexual assault victim's raw pain there is resilience and strength, she still has dreams for the future despite the horrors of her past.
UNHCR is urgently seeking $21.4 million for its underfunded operations in Uganda for refugees who have fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Every effort to increase the number of refugee teenagers who can continue their studies has a transformative impact on their lives, their communities, their countries — and our world. That’s why UNHCR started a program earlier this year to enroll more refugees in middle school.
On November 18, 2021, USA for UNHCR hosted Supporter Appreciation Day 2021 to celebrate what’s possible when donors and supporters come together to uplift and empower refugees.
“Resilience is a word used too easily, but with Aunty Rose and Mimi, and later all the women I met in the camp, I found its true meaning." -Giles Duley, from HUMANITY No.12
After nearly two years on the run from violence in the Central African Republic, Jean and his family are finally safe.
Unlike many countries where refugees are confined to camps, Uganda permits them to live in village-like settlements, and to farm for themselves.
Almost 9,000 people have fled to Cameroon in the past 10 days to escape violence in the Central African Republic.
A week after Congolese civilians began fleeing into western Uganda, UNHCR is trying to reach the thousands of people still spread along the border and manage the situation at an increasingly crowded transit facility in Uganda.
Hidden away among the rows of identical tents lives Bubukwanga transit center's youngest inhabitant – three-day-old Andrea Bandora.
USA for UNHCR’s mission is to protect and empower the world’s refugees. Using storytelling to engender empathy is critical to what we do. But it’s not enough.
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva