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DR Congo: 50 years older but not much wiser
June 30, 2010 Camilla Olson Africa, DR Congo
As the Congolese government celebrates 50 years of independence and rolls out the red carpet in Kinshasa for visiting dignitaries – including top UN official Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the King of Belgium – let’s not forget about the hundreds of thousands of Congolese people who remain displaced from their homes due to ongoing conflict. I doubt anyone will be giving them cake today.
Equateur: A Case Against MONUC Withdrawal
April 14, 2010 Camilla Olson DR Congo
In the same week that UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon announced that 2,000 UN peacekeepers from MONUC, the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) would be pulled out, new violence erupted in Equateur province – this time in the provincial capital of Mbandak.
DR Congo: Precarious conditions for refugees returning home
February 19, 2010 Camilla Olson DR Congo, United Nations, Return and Reintegration

This week, the governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) signed a Tripartite Agreement, setting the stage to help more than 50,000 Congolese refugees return home after living in camps in Rwanda.  

Chad: Changes in Climate Limit Resources For Refugees
October 09, 2009 Camilla Olson Chad, Climate Displacement
Since the creation of the Ken and Darcy Bacon Center for the Study of Climate Displacement, I’ve thought about how displacement caused by climate change fits with the long-term focus of Refugees International -- to advocate for solutions to displacement crises caused by conflicts. 
Stories from DR Congo at the Inaugural Westport Circle
September 15, 2009 Camilla Olson DR Congo, Humanitarian Response, Return and Reintegration
This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of speaking about my work with Refugees International on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the first ever Westport Circle event.

Organized by two young, energetic and passionate friends of RI, Peter Finlay and Sefra Levin, the event brought together more than 65 people from the Westport, CT and New York City areas to spend an evening learning more about RI and how they can support our work.