UN Peacebuilding Fund Finances Kenya-Somalia Cross-Border Project for Somali Refugees with Million: The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund has approved $ 3 million for a pilot project that will provide peacebuilding and vocational skills to Somali refugees volunteering to return from Kenya to Somalia, where they will then be helped to settle down and contribute to a community … [Read more...] about UN Peacebuilding Fund Finances Kenya-Somalia Cross-Border Project for Somali Refugees with $3 Million
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Refugees in Africa faced bitter disappointments in 2016 | The Conversation
Refugees in Africa faced bitter disappointments in 2016: Burundian refugees wait at the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village in Kigoma region, western Tanzania. Reuters/StringerThis year, 471,000 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) voted in presidential elections. They voted even though most of them live in exile in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and … [Read more...] about Refugees in Africa faced bitter disappointments in 2016 | The Conversation
Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, UN agencies warn in appeal for donor support
Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, UN agencies warn in appeal for donor support: Three United Nations agencies operating in Algeria appealed today for continued donor support for refugees from Western Sahara, warning that insufficient funding makes imminent a cut in basic food rations. “For more than 40 years, the Sahrawi refugees have been living … [Read more...] about Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, UN agencies warn in appeal for donor support
New Research finds Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees boosts Uganda’s Economy
New Research finds Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees boosts Uganda’s Economy: A new study conducted in Uganda has found that humanitarian assistance for refugees creates significant economic benefits for the local economy, and these benefits are greater when the assistance is in the form of cash transfers and land for agricultural production. The study was conducted by a … [Read more...] about New Research finds Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees boosts Uganda’s Economy
Italy allocates 3.9 million Euros for South Sudanese refugees and for hosting communities in South Sudan and in the Neighbouring Countries
Italy allocates 3.9 million Euros for South Sudanese refugees and for hosting communities in South Sudan and in the Neighbouring Countries: Italy has allocated 3.9 million euros for emergency interventions to support the provision of essential services to South Sudanese refugees and to the most vulnerable segments of the hosting populations in South Sudan and in the … [Read more...] about Italy allocates 3.9 million Euros for South Sudanese refugees and for hosting communities in South Sudan and in the Neighbouring Countries
