According to this article, in 2015, the instability in Burundi and in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in 2,965 persons (mainly from DRC, Burundi and Somalia) applying for asylum in Zambia. Last year, UNHCR was informed that 147 persons of concern, including 24 asylum-seekers and 18 children were being detained for immigration-related purposes. 

This article examines how urban Congolese refugees in Kenya promote psychosocial well-being in the context of structural vulnerability. 

Civil society organizations and the National Children's Council (NCC) have appealed for more commitment and support to abandoned babies.

This is a webinar that occurred on August 19 through the RISE Learning Network. 

This article from the Telegraph discusses potential problems that can occur with student volunteers.

Can children forced to fight be reintegrated back into their families and communities?

Each year Retrak maps the locations of family reintegration placements and tracks trends in locations over time. They have used this information to help them understand the geographic spread of children coming to the streets and to target prevention programmes on ‘’hotspots’’- places from which many children migrate to the streets.

This study examines the experiences of young female survivors of sexual violence in northern Uganda in order to explore the variety of roles (both positive and negative) that informal support networks played in contributing to survivors’ healing, recovery, and reintegration.

Global Strategy – Beyond Detention 2014-2019 is a document released by UNHCR, which aims to support governments to end the detention of asylum-seekers and refugees.  

The refresher course will provide the knowledge base and theoretical framework for understanding and developing best practices in alternative care.