'Gimme Shelter'

This is the Nakivale refugee settlement, some 300km away from the Congolese boarder, hosting refugees mainly from the DRC, Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia and Eritrea. Nakivale is the settlement that is receiving all newly arrived Congolese refugees in Uganda, the Kabazana Reception Center being located inside the settlement, where refugees receive hot meals and basic health care.
©ZALMAÏ / Nov. 2008

Ben Affleck “Gimme Shelter” video launches UNHCR campaign for displaced Congolese:

Help us and Ben Affleck bring attention to the plight of North Kivu’s displaced civilians. All you have to do is post UNHCR photos of this humanitarian crisis on your blogs, websites and social media plattforms. This will help raise public awareness about the suffering and needs of the displaced as well as giving hope to those whose lives have been affected.

We’re also keen to know where and how you post our photos. So please send us a link to your corresponding blogs and websites.

Thank you!

For more information on the 'Gimme Shelter' humanitarian appeal, please visite our website: www.unhcr.org