Congo-Kinshasa: On the Run, Alone and Young - Congolese Children Flee to Uganda

press release

Nyakabande Transit Centre, Uganda — UNHCR staff have become used to seeing children arriving on their own at the Nyakabande Transit Centre in recent months.

But they were stunned when young Congolese refugee Rachel* turned up with her six siblings and in need of help after fleeing to southern Uganda late last year. They were escaping fighting in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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