It was excitement on Tuesday as 68 year old Dusenge Rambahose,a Congolese refugee was reunited with her family by Uganda Red Cross , International Committee of the Red Cross Uganda and partners after 11 years. The development is a milestone for the Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) programme in Uganda, supported by the International Committee […]
Tag: Refugees and Displacement
The American senator calls for international response intensify as crisis escalates in Darfur, Sudan. In a resolute stance against the escalating crisis in Sudan, Senator Jim Risch, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has issued a clarion call for action, urging the international community to confront the unfolding genocide in Darfur. […]
Kampala, Uganda and Trondheim, Norway — ‘The worst effects of these ration cuts are yet to be seen.’ Refugees in Uganda are turning to increasingly desperate measures to support themselves and their families following drastic reductions in humanitarian aid, yet our research suggests the worst effects of these cuts are yet to be seen as […]
Connecting displaced people with clean, affordable energy is an urgent humanitarian challenge. In refugee camps, the share of residents without electricity and safe cooking methods can be as high as 90%. Powering up communities supports displaced people to stay safe and healthy, earn a living, learn, and stay in touch with loved ones. But there […]
There are close to 700,000 foreigners living in Libya, many of them migrants who’d like to make their way to Europe. Some of those who were turned back want to try again. Despite the recent capsize of an overloaded fishing boat packed with migrants off the Greek coast, heading from Libya to Europe, and what […]
Addis Abeba — Death by starvation has become a stark reality for hundreds of people in different parts of Ethiopia, especially in the Amhara and Tigray regions, where food production is severed by consecutive years of drought and wars. Over the last four year, Ethiopia has been under the terrible spell of drought caused by […]
Legal grievances against the South African Department of Home Affairs, including contempt of court cases, are depressingly common. Too frequently the minister has to apologise to a court, or to ask for more time, on behalf of the department. Most of the court cases involve the operations of the department regarding visas and permits for […]
Years after Tebogo Khoza was refused an ID document, a high court judgement has restored his rights and offered hope to millions of other undocumented South Africans. As a game keeper in South Africa’s Limpopo Province, Tebogo Khoza’s knowledge of the land and its wildlife is key to his livelihood and safety. Tending to the […]
The central Mediterranean route (the route from Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia to Italy and Malta) has long been the deadliest migration route in the world. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) nearly 2,500 people died or went missing as they attempted to cross the stretch in 2023. Here are ten things you […]