US EditionHundreds of Rwandans who fled to Congo after the 1994 genocide return in UN repatriation
- Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who fled to eastern Congo after the 1994 genocide returned on Saturday with assistance from the UN and local authorities.
- The repatriation follows a decade-long tripartite agreement between Rwanda, Congo, and UNHCR aimed at returning displaced Hutus who fled the state-sponsored 1994 genocide.
- Returnees, predominantly women and children, were brought by buses supplied by Rwanda to a processing location where they will be provided with emergency aid and assistance for their reintegration.
- Rwandan mayor Prosper Mulindwa welcomed the refugees as "a valuable workforce for the country’s development" during a border ceremony attended by officials.
- The ongoing violence in mineral-rich eastern Congo, worsened by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and decades of conflict, complicates the region’s stability despite efforts to repatriate refugees.
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Hundreds of Rwandans who fled to Congo after the 1994 genocide return home
Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who were living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda were repatriated on Saturday, the U.N. refugee agency said, after Rwandan-backed rebels seized key parts of the region.Most of the refugees were women and children, and 360 of them crossed the border in buses provided by Rwandan authorities and were escorted by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and aid group Save the Children, local authorities…
360 people have returned from Congo to Rwanda after decades, fleeing genocide in 1994.
Hundreds of Rwandans Who Fled to Congo After 1994 Genocide Return in UN Repatriation
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who were living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda were repatriated on Saturday, the UN refugee agency said, after Rwandan-backed rebels seized key parts of the region. World News | Hundreds of Rwandans Who Fled to Congo After 1994 Genocide Return in UN Repatriation.
The armed group, which seized Goma in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, proceeded on Saturday, 17 May, to the expulsion of more than 300 civilians as Rwandan nationals in an illegal situation.
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