Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Statement On the Recent Return of Rwandan Refugees From the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Statement On the Recent Return of Rwandan Refugees From the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

UNHCR is closely monitoring and is involved in the evolving situation concerning the group of individuals who have been located at the transit centre in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as the return of more than 1,700 refugees to Rwanda since 17 May.

UNHCR Confirms First Voluntary Rohingya Returns Since 2017

By: Camp Correspondent Cox’s Bazar, May 26, 2025 — In a rare and significant development, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has confirmed that 82 Rohingya refugees have voluntarily returned to Rakhine State in western Myanmar — the first such instance of confirmed voluntary repatriation since the mass exodus of 2017. According to UNHCR’s latest cross-border humanitarian update covering May 12–18, the returnees wanted to r…