"REFUGEE CAMPS"

Alexis Rokundo and his family fled political violence in Burundi two years ago but have since decided to return home to rebuild their lives. UNHCR

Severe weather conditions have affected over 60 family tents in the Dalhamiya informal settlement in the Bekaa, forcing many refugees to abandon their tents and seek shelter with neighbours or relatives. UNHCR

North-east Syria is seeing increasing numbers of civilian casualties and large-scale displacement amid intensifying efforts to defeat ISIL extremists in Deir-ez-Zor governorate, UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. UNTV CH

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) is providing emergency aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon after a heavy storm hit the country on Sunday.UNHCR

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced that he will be stepping down from his position after more than six years in which the institution’s shareholders provided strong support to multiple initiatives to ensure that the Bank Group retains strong leadership in the world of global development. WORLD BANK / FILE

The South Sudan refugee situation is the largest on the African continent. More than 2.5 million South Sudanese refugees are currently struggling to survive in exile. By the end of 2019, UNHCR estimates 2,802,289 people will have fled South Sudan. UNHCR is appealing for (USD) 2.7 billion to provide life-saving assistance to the displaced. UNHCR

Congolese refugees and their hosts in Zambia’s Mantapala settlement are sharing services as part of a new inclusive approach in the country. The new school and clinic in the settlement, which is supported by UNHCR and various partners are open to everyone. UNHCR

There are plenty of goods for sale and business is booming at the local market in Renk despite the trade corridor being closed between Sudan and South Sudan at the moment, meaning many products are likely to have been smuggled in. The relative prosperity is attracting many people who fled during the five-year civil war to return from refugee camps just across the border. UNMISS

UNHCR has launched a broad campaign to distribute clean-burning gas stoves and cylinders to Rohingya refugees, to provide safe means for families to cook and to stem deforestation in the surrounding forests in Bangladesh. UNHCR

A UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official said refugee children face many barriers in their quest for an education adding that the impact of this loss of education is “extremely profound.” UNIFEED