UNHCR airlift to Uganda as thousands flee South Sudan

UNHCR airlift to Uganda as thousands flee South Sudan

Thousands of refugees fleeing violence and human rights violations in South Sudan benefit from major aid operation with an airlift into Uganda. KAMPALA, Uganda – Thousands of refugees fleeing violence and human rights violations in South Sudan have begun to benefit...
Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark

Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark

With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees. GENEVA – The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in neighbouring countries has this week passed the one million mark,...
Hundreds of Nigerians return to devastated homes

Hundreds of Nigerians return to devastated homes

Hundreds of internally displaced Nigerians are returning to devastated villages and towns that have recently been liberated by the Nigerian armed forces in the north-eastern state of Borno. UNHCR expects the number to grow in the coming weeks, but we remain concerned...
Majid dreams of a good education for his children

Majid dreams of a good education for his children

Majid, 31 years old: “This was our number one dream. We wanted Rose and Baban, our children, to have a good education here. They will go to a good school, they will have a better life than what we had. And we feel safe. It is a terrible feeling when you go outside in...
Funding lags for refugees as more flee South Sudan

Funding lags for refugees as more flee South Sudan

Relief operations in countries hosting South Sudanese refugees are overstretched, and critically underfunded, as refugee population edges toward 1 million. ADJUMANI, Uganda – When gunmen stormed her village in South Sudan, shooting at random and harassing residents,...

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