Between April 27 and May 16, more than 8000 refugees fled from North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, across Rwanda’s northwest border, fleeing fighting in Eastern Congo.
To assist with immediate refugee relief efforts, the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda has provided a $50,000 donation from USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to UNICEF/Rwanda.
These funds will be used to finance improvements in the sanitary conditions of the Nkamira Transit Center through the construction of additional drainage ditches, garbage disposal pits, latrines, and showers.
The funds were handed over to UNICEF/Rwanda’s Country Director Noala Skinner today by U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Donald Koran.
In addition, on Friday, May 11, the U.S. Embassy donated medical supplies and
blankets to UNHCR.
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