EU increases support to people in need with €22 million to UNHCR to operate the ETM in Rwanda until 2026

The European Union (EU) has announced a €22 million support package to the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Rwanda operated by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Government of Rwanda.  The... Read more »

UNHCR welcomes renewed funding from Germany to support refugees in Rwanda

The Government of Federal Republic of Germany has announced a grant amounting to USD 940,000 to UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, to boost the refugee response in Rwanda. Mrs. Aissatou Ndiaye, the... Read more »

UNHCR applauds Rwanda’s generosity to people forced to flee, calls for more global solidarity for the refugee response

UNHCR Representative in Rwanda, Ahmed Baba Fall, giving a donation to an immigrant women in Gashora Centre Gashora (Rwanda): Yesteray, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry in charge... Read more »

UNHCR opposes UK plan to transfer refugees and asylum seekers to Rwanda

Following public announcements made yesterday, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expressed strong opposition and concerns about the United Kingdom’s plan to export its asylum obligations and urged the UK to refrain from... Read more »

UNHCR organizes humanitarian evacuation of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya

Kigali: 176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya today on a humanitarian flight to Rwanda, organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It was the second such flight to Rwanda this... Read more »

UNHCR in partnership with Profuturo Foundation supports access to digital education in refugee and host community schools

Mahama-Kirehe: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today handed over 185 computers, 1,680 tablets, and other IT equipment to the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) to enhance access to equitable... Read more »

UNHCR organizes humanitarian evacuation of 133 asylum seekers out of Libya

On the first humanitarian evacuation flight this year from Libya, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has evacuated on Thursday evening 133 vulnerable asylum seekers to Rwanda. The humanitarian flight has been on... Read more »

WFP and UNHCR roll out targeted food assistance to meet needs of the most vulnerable refugees in Rwanda

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have started rolling out a new mechanism in Rwanda to prioritize general food assistance to the most vulnerable refugees.... Read more »

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 »