Le chef du HCR exhorte à un soutien accru envers les Burundais de retour dans leur pays

Filippo Grandi : «Pour ceux qui rentrent au pays, le critère fondamental, c’est la sécurité» A la fin de sa visite de deux jours au Burundi, le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies... Read more »

UNHCR welcomes the Rwanda’s vaccination of 416 refugees against Covid-19

A refugee at the Gashora transit centre in Rwanda receives his COVID-19 vaccine.  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives and rights of refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes... Read more »

Third group of refugees evacuated to Rwanda from Libya with UNHCR support

A group of refugees arrive at Kigali International Airport after a life-saving evacuation flight to Rwanda from Libya. © UNHCR/Eugene Sibomana Kigali: More than 100 vulnerable refugees, including several babies born in... Read more »

Rwanda, UNHCR, and African Union agree to evacuate refugees and asylum seekers in Libya

Addis Ababa: The Government of Rwanda, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the African Union have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees and... Read more »

UNHCR and the Ministry of Education inaugurate new classrooms in Gatsibo district

Kigali: The State Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education Dr. Isaac Munyakazi yesterday together with the Mayor of Gatsibo district Mr. Richard Gasana and UNHCR Protection Officer Ms. Elsie Bertha... Read more »