UNHCR Rwanda

UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency - mandated to ensure that refugees around the world are protected, assisted and enjoy human rights. 

In Rwanda, UNHCR co-leads the response for refugees with the Government of Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR). UNHCR’s responsibility includes ensuring protection of refugees, such as registration, prevention of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and protecting children; finding durable solutions for refugees; and providing life-saving humanitarian assistance ranging from shelter, water and sanitation, health and reproductive health, education, access to energy, etc. UNHCR in Rwanda assists over 150,000 refugees living in six refugee camps, three reception/transit centers, and also those living in urban areas.