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This week, the governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) signed a Tripartite Agreement, setting the stage to help more than 50,000 Congolese refugees return home after living in camps in Rwanda.

Consultant Steve Hege and I are currently on mission in the DRC, where weve been looking into the situation for returning refugees in North Kivu province. Before arriving, we heard that there were already some people who spontaneously returned to the area without assistance from both inside and outside the UNHCR camps. More alarmingly, we also heard that there were large numbers of Rwandan citizens arriving to the DRC, who claimed to be returning Congolese refugees.

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Date: 12 Feb 2010
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Source: ECHO 7,500 people fled to Ndedu, a village in north eastern DRC, over the past year after being attacked by the Uganda-based rebels, the Lords Resistance Army. The influx has put a lot of pressure on the resources, particularly water and health services. The European Commission is funding the building of wells and rehabilitation of springs as part of its 45 million euro country programme.

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Preliminary Appeal Democratic Republic of Congo Eastern DRC Conflict & Displacement - COD101 Appeal Target: US$ 2,026,824 Geneva, 2nd February 2010 The humanitarian situation in ...

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Alert Democratic Republic of Congo - No. 03/2010 EASTERN DRC CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT Geneva, 28th January 2010 The humanitarian situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...

Source: IRIN Insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has displaced thousands of civilians, forcing many to hide in forests or seek shelter with other families, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Source: UNHCR The continuing military operations and banditry by armed groups in the troubled North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have forced thousands of civilians to ...

Source: UNHCR More than 100,000 Congolese refugees have found shelter in the Republic of the Congo since inter-ethnic violence erupted in neighbouring Equateur province late last year.

Source: UNHCR Tens of thousands of Congolese civilians flee to the Republic of Congo to escape inter-ethnic violence in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Source: UNHCR More and more Congolese civilians are fleeing from the troubled Equateur province in the north west Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Fearing the spread of violence, they continue to cross into ...

Source: IRIN Aid agencies have been unable to fully meet the needs of tens of thousands of people who have fled inter-communal clashes over natural resources in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

Source: IRIN Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.

Source: UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres compares Congolese displacement crisis to 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; urges international community to help.

Source: Reuters * Investigator says army attacked Rwandans in camp * Report likely to increase pressure on peacekeepers By Joe Bavier KINSHASA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Congolese government soldiers killed at ...

Source: UNHCR Clowns without Borders bring smiles and a message to relieve the suffering among the displaced in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Source: UNHCR The Ugandan rebel group, the so called 'Lord's Resistance Army' (LRA) continues to cause large scale destruction and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. At least, 125,000 people ...

Source: IRIN At least 12,000 people have been displaced in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after new attacks by Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army militia (LRA), says the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Source: UNHCR A growing number of attacks by the Ugandan rebel group known as the "Lord's Resistance Army" (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced some 12,500 Congolese civilians from their ...

Date: 07 Aug 2009
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Date: 31 Jul 2009
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs