Uganda opens border to thousands fleeing Congo violence
Country lifts COVID-19 closure to admit refugees escaping escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. By Duniya Aslam Khan in Zombo district, Uganda She is sick, she is frail and separated from her family. Emmanuelle Ochaya, 56, has been sleeping...
UNHCR issues recommendations for EU to ensure refugee protection during the pandemic and beyond
BRUSSELS – As the world continues to combat COVID-19, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the German Presidency of the European Union (EU) to keep refugee protection high on the agenda. UNHCR is proposing concrete ways the EU can ensure a bold and robust...
Uganda provides a safe haven to DRC refugees amid COVID-19 lockdown
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the decision by the Government of Uganda to give safe haven to thousands of refugees fleeing escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They have been stranded in a remote, inaccessible area in...