UNHCR Rwanda participates in UN Military Experts on Mission Course
UNHCR 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
Kigali: Refugee children use brushes and colours to express their lives and difficulties during the Participatory Assessment
This year (2018), UNHCR and partners introduced creative methodologies to capture the views and opinions of the refugees during the participatory assessment.
The Embassy of Belgium to Rwanda visits Kigeme refugee camp
Kigeme 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.
The Government of Rwanda and the UN Refugee Agency launch the issuance of Machine Readable Refugee Travel Documents
Refugee Travel Documents will help refugees to carry on productive activities across the borders such as business, study, medical treatment or family reunification.
Call for Solutions from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
How can we strengthen business exchange between refugees and host communities?
The Government of Rwanda and the UN Refugee Agency launch the issuance of national refugee identification cards in Kigali
Refugee ID cards will facilitate refugees to access public and private services, employability and to move freely in the country.
Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw meets refugees in Rwanda with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
British Hollywood actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw met with refugees this week in Rwanda’s Mahama and Gihembe refugee camps, on her first trip with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
The United Nations System in Rwanda announces the signing of the second, five-year United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP II) 2018-2023
The Government of Rwanda and One UN Rwanda signed on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 the second United Nations Development Assistance Plan for Rwanda 2018-2023 (UNDAPII). The indicative budget for UNDAP II over the next five years is over US$630 Million.
Standing with refugees to celebrate the World Refugee Day
A time for solidarity with refugees and their host communities.
UNHCR deplores refugee death in Kiziba camp, appeals to avoid further confrontation
Japan funds UNHCR Rwanda $2M
for Legal assistance, SGBV, Child Protection, Health, WASH and Livelihoods
UNHCR chief calls for increased support for Congolese refugees
In a week-long trip to Africa’s Great Lakes region, Filippo Grandi calls for renewed efforts to find solutions for refugees.