News and Events
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Helena Christensen urges support for world’s most underfunded refugee crisis
14 Nov 2018UNHCR High profile supporter, model and photographer Helena Christensen is calling for urgent funding and global attention for Burundian refugees living in Rwanda following a trip with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid visits Gihembe Refugee Camp
12 Nov 2018HRH Sarah Zei interacted with refugees, UNHCR and implementing partner staff to better understand first-hand achievements – and challenges faced – in the area of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, but also challenges implied by the lack of lighting in the camp and alternative to cooking energies.
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La Banque Mondiale approuve une subvention de $US 150 millions pour soutenir l’éducation au Rwanda
11 Nov 2018« Le mode de gestion des fonds au Rwanda a incité la BM à maintenir et renforcer son partenariat avec le pays » Directrice Générale de la BM, Kristalina Georgieva
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UNHCR Rwanda participates in UN Military Experts on Mission Course
2 Nov 2018UNHCR staff provided a presentation to high-ranking military officers from the Eastern African Standby Brigade on the cooperation between the military, peacekeepers, the civil society, refugees and humanitarians
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Kigali: Refugee children use brushes and colours to express their lives and difficulties during the Participatory Assessment
30 Oct 2018This year (2018), UNHCR and partners introduced creative methodologies to capture the views and opinions of the refugees during the participatory assessment.
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The Embassy of Belgium to Rwanda visits Kigeme refugee camp
17 Oct 2018Kigeme refugee camp, home to nearly 20,500 refugees, was opened in mid-2012 after a sudden influx of over 35,000 refugees from the DRC.
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The Government of Rwanda and the UN Refugee Agency launch the issuance of Machine Readable Refugee Travel Documents
10 Oct 2018Refugee Travel Documents will help refugees to carry on productive activities across the borders such as business, study, medical treatment or family reunification.
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2018 DAFI Scholarship for refugees in Rwanda
21 Sep 2018UNHCR Rwanda invites young refugees to submit their applications to participate in DAFI scholarship program (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).
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Call for Solutions from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
3 Sep 2018How can we strengthen business exchange between refugees and host communities?
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The Government of Rwanda and the UN Refugee Agency launch the issuance of national refugee identification cards in Kigali
30 Aug 2018Refugee ID cards will facilitate refugees to access public and private services, employability and to move freely in the country.