News and Events
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UNHCR appeals for US$391 million for ‘forgotten’ Burundi refugees
14 Feb 2018Low levels of funding mean support efforts in neighbouring countries fall short of acceptable standards.
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The Government of Rwanda and the UN Refugee Agency launch a joint verification exercise of refugees and asylum seekers residing in Rwanda
9 Feb 2018This will facilitate refugees’ ability to access Government services, employability and to move more freely in the country and abroad.
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MIDIMAR, MIGEPROF, UNHCR and UNWOMEN Launch Inter-Agency Gender Action Plan for Refugees in Rwanda at Kigali Convention Center “Yes, I can!”
9 Feb 2018The aim of the event included presenting proposed actions across all sectors and a range of actors, but also to catalyse key institutions in gender equality in Rwanda to contribute ideas on how they can include refugees in their on-going activities in Rwanda.
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Food Rations For Refugees In Rwanda Are Reduced Amidst Funding Shortfalls
16 Jan 2018WFP and UNHCR appeal today to donors to contribute funds so that a 25 percent reduction from January onwards in food or cash assistance for more than 100,000 refugees in Rwanda can be reversed as soon as possible.
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Internationales reçoit Filippo Grandi
15 Jan 2018TV5MONDE – Emission du Dimanche 14 Janvier 2018 – Internationales reçoit Filippo Grandi, haut-commissaire des Nations unies pour les réfugiés.
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From the Camp to the Campus – UNHCR and the German Embassy in Rwanda host the 25th Anniversary of the DAFI scholarship programme for refugees
14 Dec 2017Let me tell you about my journey from the camp to the campus” – Cairo Rudacyahwa (Degree in English Literature, from Gihembe refugee camp)
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Belgium provides crucial and timely support to refugees in Rwanda
11 Dec 2017The Kingdom of Belgium contributed a total of 1.5 million EUR WFP and UNHCR in order to maintain food assistance and to pilot an innovative cooking fuel solution for refugees hosted in Rwanda
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MIDIMAR, UNHCR launch the use of gas to replace firewood for cooking in transit camps receiving Rwandan returnees
5 Oct 2017Already, UNHCR is successfully piloting a clean cooking fuel solution with Rwandan company Inyenyeri in Kigeme camp.
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UNHCR, WFP and Equity Bank sign agreement to provide more dignified living conditions to refugees in Rwanda through cash-based assistance programme
5 Oct 2017Through the new agreement, UNHCR will replace this in-kind support with cash, so that refugees can buy the items they need in the local markets.
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Rwanda: UNHCR and IOC supporting together a Sport for Protection project for children and youth
26 Sep 2017This project will enhance refugee adolescents and youth protection and capacity to identify different protection risks and empower them to protect themselves and other protect other children and youth in the camps.