DRC: UNHCR to relocate thousands of Central African refugees to safer places
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is working to resettle thousands of Central African refugees to safer locations within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
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East Africa: UN needs support to help 3 million refugees affected by reduced food rations
The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday appealed for $266 million to stop the reduction of food rations for more than 3 million refugees in East Africa....
Rwanda Fourth group of refugees evacuated from Libya with UNHCR support
Some 130 vulnerable African refugees arrived in Rwanda yesterday evening on a humanitarian evacuation flight organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)....
Covid-19 UNHCR needs more $ 455 million to help refugees in 2021
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on December 18 in Geneva updated its appeal for the response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, asking for an additional $ 455 million....
Ethiopia “Worrisome reports” on Eritrean refugee camps in Tigray (UNHCR)
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on December 4 that it continued to receive "disturbing reports" of Eritrean refugee camps in Ethiopia's Tigray region which remain "inaccessible". The High Commissioner is preparing to resume sending aid to the displaced persons....
Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis UNHCR launches first airlift to Sudan
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) began a large-scale humanitarian operation in Sudan on November 27 to help thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region. ...
Tigray (Ethiopia) UN needs $ 200 million to welcome 200,000 refugees in Sudan
As the number of people fleeing Ethiopia’s Tigray region to eastern Sudan has now passed the 33,000 refugee threshold, UN aid agencies and their humanitarian partners are seeking $ 200 million....
Rwanda UN evacuates 79 vulnerable refugees from Libya
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on November 20 that it had evacuated 79 vulnerable refugees from Libya to Rwanda. "The UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, evacuated a group of 79 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya last night (November 19) to safety in Rwanda," the...
Somalia UN distributes over 1,500 tonnes of food for thousands of refugees and asylum seekers who have lost their only source of livelihood with the Covid-19 pandemic
The United Nations has started the distribution of more than 1,500 tonnes of food for thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Somalia, who have lost their only source of livelihood with the Covid-19 pandemic....
45 migrants and refugees dead off Libya: UN calls for urgent action in the Mediterranean
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called on states to act urgently to rescue migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea after another deadly shipwreck off the coast Libyan....
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