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UNHCR Highlights Contribution of Refugees to Rwanda’s Development at Cultural Evening Sponsored by Kigali Marriott Hotel
“Although refugees are often vulnerable and living in difficult conditions, many refugees are also capable, skilled and visionary and manage to stand on their own feet to contribute to their communities and also to their host country— We must honor and empower them,” Saber Azam
From dream to reality: Burundian refugees take to the catwalk for Kigali Fashion Week 2017
“We are normal people like them, they have a dream we have dreams as well, they have talents and so do we” – Yvette, 21.
Joint Strategy by MIDIMAR & UNHCR
Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs and UNHCR announced on 27 September 2016 the launch of a new national strategy on the economic inclusion of refugee in Rwanda for 2016-2020. Vision – Where do we want to go? MIDIMAR and UNHCR envisions that by...
Improving Community-based Protection: UNHCR strengthens leadership skills among urban refugee communities through trust building exercises between staff and refugees
From March 2017, UNHCR in Rwanda started actively implementing its community-based protection program (CBP) which aims at strengthening refugee communities’ capacities
Burundian refugees continue to arrive in Rwanda at slow, steady pace as Burundi crisis passes two-year mark
According to UNHCR statistics 406 Burundian refugees arrived in Rwanda in April 2017.
Kwibuka 23: UNHCR pays tribute to Rwandans killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
“We remember, to honour the memory of all of those who lost their lives during one of history’s darkest times. We remember, to offer comfort to those families who survived.” – Mr. Azam Saber
Collaboration between Government of Rwanda and UN Refugee Agency has turned Mahama refugee settlement into a model town two years since opening
Mahama refugee camp is today a model settlement that sets the standard for other camps in Rwanda and even beyond.
Communiqué final: Réunion tripartite Congo-Rwanda-UNHCR du 3 au 4 avril 2017 – Kigali
Réunion tripartite d’évaluation de la feuille de route issue de la réunion tripartite ministérielle Congo-Rwanda-UNHCR du 08-09 septembre 2016 à Brazzaville dans la perspective de l’effectivité de la clause de cessation fixée au 31 décembre 2017