50,000 burpees in 365 days: Quebec man raises money to help refugees through UNHCR in unique birthday fundraiser
A new way to celebrate: One burpee, two burpees, three burpees, four … By Susan Pedwell Maxence Renaud is turning 50 next August. Instead of throwing a midlife crisis party or buying himself a shiny new sports car, Renaud is raising funds for the UN Refugee Agency...
Burundian refugees head home but face reintegration challenges
Over 60,000 refugees have returned this year from across the region as tensions ease in Burundi, although more aid is urgently needed to help them pick up their lives and start over. By Yonna Tukundane in Uganda and Bernard Ntwari in Burundi Safia Nduwimana fled...
More than 60,000 Burundian refugees voluntarily return home this year
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A convoy carrying 343 Burundian refugees returned to the country from Uganda on...