Jan 6 11
Fatima Encis left Sudan in 1986. During her escape she lost contact with her brother and sister. She has been living in Kali, a refugee settlement in the Adjumani region in Northern Uganda the past many years and has never stopped thinking about them. She often wonders where they are today and hopes that Refugees United can help her get back in touch with them. “I will be very, very glad if this tool can help me get back in touch with my family. It brings me hope.” Read more on other stories from the field
Jan 6 11
Fonus Ajo has been living in the Ibakwe settlement in the Adjumani region in Northern Uganda since her flight from Sudan in 1989. Two years ago she lost contact with her oldest son, as he was resettled to the US. She’s very eager to get back in touch with him, and hopes that Refugees United will give her the chance to know if he’s ok. “I miss him so much and still think about him every day!” Read more on other stories from the field
Sep 23 10
Released by Ericsson Press: Interviews with Founders of Refugees United, Hans Vestberg, Emmanuel Jal and users of our platform!
Sep 22 10
Press Release for CGI : Mobile application reconnects refugees with loved ones
You can download the Press Release in PDF September 2010 ——- Enables refugees to use mobile phones to register and search for loved ones via an anonymous database Millions of refugees in Africa and elsewhere could benefit from this project Commitment announced at Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in New York Successful pilot in Uganda expands to other countries of Africa In support of the millions of people who have fled from conflict and disaster areas, Ericsson and Refugees United, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and mobile operator MTN in Africa, have launched a project…
Sep 9 10
“UNHCR welcomes this new method of reuniting refugees with their friends and family,” Kai Nielsen, the UNHCR Rep. in Uganda. UN News Centre: UN and partners use new mobile phone application to enable refugees to trace families “The pilot project is an important step towards a global partnership in which even the least fortunate people in the world can stay connected through innovative and accessible technology,” Read the full article here
Sep 3 10
Refugees United announce partnership with Ericsson, and pilot project in Uganda in partnership with UNHCR and MTN
For immediate release: New mobile app helps reunite refugees • Aims to anonymously reconnect families and friends separated due to conflict or natural disaster• Over 3 million people could benefit from this pilot• Pilot launched in Uganda and to be expanded to other countries in region In support of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled from conflict and disaster areas, Ericsson and Refugees United, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and mobile operator MTN in Uganda, have launched the first pilot project to locate and reconnect refugee and IDP (internally displaced persons)…
Aug 9 10
“My children miss their father”
CHARSADDA, Pakistan, August 7 (UNHCR) – Zahir Shah, a toy peddler in his late 40’s from a village near Charsadda in northwest Pakistan, lost everything he owned in the floods that swept over his home area in the past week, including the pushcart filled with toys that is his only source of income. Yet he considers himself lucky. He is alive and, after an ordeal in which he was forced to carry his two young sons on his back to higher ground, his family is together as well. Janat Bibi, 40, also feels herself fortunate.She escaped with her five children when neighbours…
Jun 24 10
Uganda: Country Has Best Refugee Policy, Says United Nations
Kampala — Uganda has the best refugee policy in the world, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees country representative has said. Nema Temporal said Uganda was the only country which allocates land to refugees for cultivation. She also said it was the first to ratify the African Union convention on internally displaced persons held in Kampala last year. Temporal added that Uganda’s voluntary repatriation of refugees to Sudan in 2008 and 2009 was the most successful. “Some 31,928 refugees returned to Sudan from Uganda in 2009 and this year, 1,819 of the remaining refugees have been helped to return…
Jun 23 10
Uganda: Refugees to Lose Their Status by December 2011
Rwandan refugees in Uganda are uncertain of what will happen to them after December 31, 2011. This follows a pact by the governments of Rwanda, Uganda and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) that all refugees should return home because their country is now regarded as safe. In response to that decision, the Refugee Law Project issued a press statement highlighting the sensitivity of the issue as well as presenting various recommendations for all the parties involved in the decision. They stated that all parties should consider the decision to invoke the cessation clause carefully to ensure that…
May 28 10
Norwegian cyclist puts spotlight on refugees
‘The Shirt,’ made of up of 600 football shirts from around the world, is displayed before 70,000 fans at the opening of Soccer City, where the World Cup final will be played on July 11. Bjorn Heidenstrom has almost reached the end of a marathon journey that has seen him bike through Europe and Africa over the past year to raise awareness about refugees among football players and supporters. The former professional footballer from Norway arrived in Johannesburg just in time to attend last Saturday’s gala opening by South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma of Soccer City, the new 94,700-seat stadium…
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