So proud of the hard work of Le HCR en RDC in response to the Central African emergency. An enlightening day at Modale village in northern DRC where refugees and local communities live side by side!

More than 140,000 Sudanese🇸🇩 refugees live in makeshift shelters in the border town of Adre🇹🇩, facing protection, health and security threats. Ritu Shroff , visited the town and appealed for more resources, so that UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency can urgently relocate them in safer areas.

This morning, Minister Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe received the letters of credence of Ms. Ritu Shroff, the new UNHCR Rwanda country representative.

Honoured to join Minister Albert Murasira of Ministry in charge of Emergency Management, EU Delegation to Rwanda & Andrea Bagnoli today to formalize a joint project to support refugees & their hosts in Rwanda graduate to self-reliance. Grateful to 🇪🇺&🇷🇼for supporting refugees’ self-reliance🙏.

Today, more 213 Rwandans comprising 60 families, voluntarily repatriated from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through the La Corniche One Stop Border Post in Rubavu District. They were welcomed by Rubavu District Mayor MULINDWA Prosper and the UNHCR Rwanda Representative

🎓 Yesterday, 56 refugee students, supported by the DAFI scholarship programme, participated in their graduation celebration after completing their undergraduate studies in Rwanda. Congratulations to the refugee graduates!

Today, the New UNHCR Rwanda Representative in Rwanda had a courtesy call with Governor Kayitesi Alice .They discussed on strategies for refugees graduation and more resilience including agriculture, agro processing projects, job creation and health based community insurance.

Productive discussions with the Governor Kayitesi Alice on advancing sustainable solutions for refugees in Southern Province | Rwanda.

Inspiring to see how refugees in Kigeme camp are building livelihoods through mushroom farming to support their families. Mushrooms are nutritious and high value, showing that with the right support, refugees can thrive on their own! Thank you all for this excellent project! 

From humanitarian aid to market solutions. We had a productive UN–Government field visit to Mahama Refugee Camp with Ministry in charge of Emergency Management, UNHCR Rwanda & International Fund for Agricultural Development in Kirehe District. The mission focused on aligning partnerships to advance climate-smart dairy farming and support the

From camp to commerce in Mahama. Visiting refugee dairy farmers with International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNDP Rwanda, MINEMA & MINAGRI, it was inspiring to see how refugees contribute to the community as they are part of it. Encouraged by PS Ngoga Aristarque's message that Mahama is poised for business.

Tonight, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency evacuated 164 refugees & asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda through the Emergency Transit Mechanism, bringing the total number of evacuees to 2,924 since 2019, with 2,585 already resettled to third countries. Thank you Rwanda🇷🇼 & EU🇪🇺 for your support🙏

So excited to welcome 164 individuals last night at Kigali airport. The ETM is a lifeline that enables people to rebuild their lives. Thank you government of Rwanda and EU!

Today, Minister Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Albert MURASIRA, received a delegation from the USA for UNHCR’s Building Better Futures initiative led by Princess Marie-Chantal accompanied by Ritu Shroff, UNHCR Rwanda country representative. Their discussions focused on strengthening

So excited to have had the opportunity to discuss education for refugees with Her Excellency First Lady Jeanette Kagame Shirin Pakfar UN Refugee Agency Jorge Olague