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Source: UNHCR Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, opens a special community hall for Congolese refugees during a landmark visit to Kiziba camp in Rwanda.

Source: IRIN For the many thousands of people displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Kivu regions who have returned to their villages, home has its many hardships.

Date: 13 Aug 2009
Source: World Bank

Wednesday, 03 June 2009 GENEVA - The UN refugee agency expressed concern on Wednesday about the return to Burundi of a large group of Burundian refugees from Kigeme camp in Rwanda. The precise number...

During the 1994 mass migration of Rwandan refugees into the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, what many people didnt realize was that there was also an influx of Rwandan refugees into Uganda. This week, fifteen years after the earth shattering Rwandan genocide, 20,000 refugees are finally returning home. Even though this is an important step towards the full restoration of a severely fractured society, one cannot help but wonder why has it taken so long?

The return and reintegration of refugees is an issue often overlooked during displacement crises. After aid groups rush in to provide humanitarian assistance and stabilize life threatening situations, refugee groups are often forgotten. Over a decade after the establishment of peace in Rwanda, refugee groups in Uganda are still reluctant to repatriate back to their home country. This is largely due to lack of sensitization programs that will convince the predominantly Hutu population that they will not be stigmatized upon their return to Rwanda. However, now that the Government of Rwanda has convinced groups that they will be safe and protected from harm if they return, it is important that this promise be fulfilled.

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KINSHASA Friday, May 15, 2009 (IRIN) - At least 150 people have been killed in recent attacks by Rwandan Hutu fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to local and humanitarian sources.

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Date: 17 Apr 2009
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR is encouraged by the strong desire of the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to have their nationals who are now refugees in their respective countries return home....

Source: UNHCR Since the start of the year, UNHCR has helped more than 4,000 Rwandan refugees return home from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Since the start of the year, UNHCR has helped more than 4,000 Rwandan refugees return home from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Date: 23 Feb 2009
Source: UN News Service

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Increasing numbers of Rwandan civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are approaching UNHCR for assistance in repatriating. They fear the new escalation of violence sparked by the...