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Ambassadors and representatives of the international community join UNHCR in solidarity with refugees in advance of world refugee summits in Rwanda
“The UN Refugee Agency in Rwanda appealed to Ambassadors and Representatives of various countries and organisations around the world for more support to the refugee response in Rwanda during an unprecedented visit to Mahama refugee camp.”
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Mahama: Now a Safe Haven for over 50,000 Burundian refugees
Mahama refugee camp population reached 50,233 by 9/09/2016. This camp hosts Burundian refugees. It is located in the Eastern Province, the 6th refugee camp, the youngest and the biggest refugee camp in Rwanda, which despite its small size and densely populated territory, is hosting 164,561 refugees in total, who are primarily from Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Congolese refugee Prince Nzamuwe makes the most of education opportunities offered by UNHCR with support from the Educate A Child Fund
Education is a basic right that restores dignity in children driven from their homes and it is UNHCR’s policy that every child have the right to a quality education.
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Rwandan refugees head home after a generation in Angola
After fleeing the horrors of the 1994 genocide, increasing numbers are ready to return to Rwanda, although many still worry about how they will cope after decades away.
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Kepler Partnership with UN Refugee Agency for Refugee Higher Education in Rwanda
October 2016 will mark one year since MIDIMAR, UNHCR and Kepler, through generous support from the IKEA Foundation, launched Kepler’s first campus in Kiziba refugee camp, in Western Rwanda, which is the oldest of the country’s six camps.
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Mahama Refugee Camp: One Year On
“Mahama today is a community.”
As of April 2016, Mahama camp has been open for one year—in which it already became the largest refugee camp in Rwanda.
Home to over 50,000 Burundian refugees, Mahama has surpassed the five other camps in this small country which are hosting over 81,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Mahama is already bigger than the two largest Congolese camps—Kiziba hosting 17,300 and Kigeme home to 19,000—combined.
81,540 Burundian refugees live in Rwanda
61.6% live in Mahama camp
9,500 Burundian refugees fled violence related to the presidential elections between 1 and 22 April 2016
Around UNHCR
Ambassadors and representatives of the international community join UNHCR in solidarity with refugees in advance of world refugee summits in Rwanda
Mahama: Now a Safe Haven for over 50,000 Burundian refugees
Congolese refugee Prince Nzamuwe makes the most of education opportunities offered by UNHCR with support from the Educate A Child Fund
