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Philippe Mvuyekure has spent the last five years living in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Now, he's on his way home. He's among thousands of refugees convinced that Burundi's ten year civil war is finally over. IFAD

11th Anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. UNTV / UNHCR

Lt. General Romeo Dalllaire speaking on the commemoration of the eleventh anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda.  UNTV

Calling again on the parties and States of the region to cooperate with the United Nations to end the current impasse in Western Sahara and make headway towards a political solution, the Security Council today extended the UN peacekeeping mission there until the end of October. UNTV/UNHCR

Thousands of south Sudanese are fleeing their homes to escape brutal raids on their villages by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord Resistance Army (LRA). This increase of violence comes as south Sudan is struggling to rebuild itself after years of civil war. UNHCR

The United Nations Security Council has expressed its deep concern over troubling humanitarian situations in many parts of Africa and, recognizing that the efforts to turn back such crises were often under-funded, stressed the need for the prompt and predictable provision of resources and relief aid. UNTV/UNHCR/OCHA/IRIN

As Darfur peace talks remained stalled, militia attacks intensified last month and are the greatest cause of terror and suffering among civilians in the western Sudanese province, a senior United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council today. UNTV

More than 23,000 people have fled post-election violence in Togo since April 26 to take refuge in neighbouring Benin and Ghana. The United Nations refugee agency has opened two refugee camps in Benin to cope with the influx. UNHCR

The number of people who have fled unrest in Togo to Benin and Ghana has reached 32,000. UNHCR said this figure is up from nearly 26,000 last week. UNHCR

In May 2002, a church filled with people was destroyed by a home-made guerrilla missile. One-hundred and nineteen people were killed. Macaria Allin barely survived the bombing that day…her nieces, however, did not. UNTV