UNHCR welcomes first ratification of AU Convention for displaced

UNHCR warmly welcomes the Republic of Uganda's ratification of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention).

UN establishes expert group on role of women in peace and security

The United Nations has appointed a group of independent experts to advise on ways to better protect women in conflict situations, and to ensure that their voices are heard in peace processes and that they are included in post-conflict reconstruction and governance structures.

UNHCR chief puts spotlight on Central African refugees in Cameroon

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has visited ethnic Mbororo refugees from the Central African Republic in a bid to focus world attention on the "forgotten tragedy" of these people sheltering in Cameroon.

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