Media Articles

1 – Croix-Rouge Suisse en Bref : Un chèque en faveur des réfugiés afghans au Pakistan, 1984
https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=acf-002:1984:93::348
2 – Libération : Tabou, refuge sans camps pour les Libériens Avec l’aide internationale, la petite ville ivoirienne accueille et intègre ses voisins sans trop compter, 8 June 1996
3 – IRIN : Interview with the Head of UNHCR Kakuma, Dr Saber Azam, 6 April 2000
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/node/182711%20%2831
4 – Robert Muggah and Eric Berman, Humanitarianism Under Threat: The Humanitarian Impacts of Small Arms and Light Weapons, July 2001
5 – Council of Europe, Kosovo: The Human Rights Situation and the Fate of Persons Displaced from their Homes, 16 October 2002
https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/415971228.pdf
6 – GhanaWeb: Medal Day, 6 June 2006
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Medals-Day-in-Kosovo-105440
7 – Wikileaks: Cable: 06Abidjan838_a, New UNHCR Representative Takes up Duties in Côte d’Ivoire, 28 July 2006
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06ABIDJAN838_a.html
8 – UNHCR Geneva: First repatriation of Liberians from opposition-held northern Côte d’Ivoire, 15 September 2006
9 – Relief Web: Côte d’Ivoire – Mediators to discuss country’s uncertain future, 22 September 2006
10 – All Africa : Côte d’Ivoire – Rapatriement des réfugiés libériens, le représentant du HCR fait le point à Gbagbo, 29 December 2006
https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200612290545.html
11 – All Africa : Cote d’Ivoire – Profil des PDI – Saber Azam sur les sites de Yopougon, 26 February 2007
https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200702270497.html
12 – Koffi.net : Rapatriement/Saber Azam – Près de 22 000 Réfugiés Libériens Rentrés Chez Eux, 28 August 2007
13 – All Africa : Cote d’Ivoire – Retour des déplacés internes – Les trois conditions du HCR, 17 September 2007
https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200709180698.html
14 – UNHCR Geneva: Bangladesh: Myanmar refugees weave together self-reliance and hope, 14 September 2009
15 – Reliefweb: Germany donates $430,000 for Rohingya relief in Bangladesh, 17 October 2009
https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/germany-donates-430000-rohingya-relief-bangladesh
16 – Kaladan Press Network: Bangladesh foreign secretary visits Burmese refugee camps, 28 December 2009
17 – Kazinform: Senate Chairman met with UNHCR Representative for Kazakhstan, 18 March 2010
https://www.inform.kz/en/senate-chairman-met-with-unhcr-representative-for-kazakhstan_a2249767
18 – UNHCR Central Asia: New UNHCR Regional Chief looks forward to enhanced cooperation with Turkmenistan, 26 March 2010
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1461/
19 – The Economist: Kyrgyzstan’s humanitarian crisis: Sad homecoming, 24 June 2010
https://www.economist.com/asia/2010/06/24/sad-homecoming
20 – UNHCR Central Asia: Turkmenistan is the first country in Central Asia to become a Member of the UNHCR Executive Committee, 27 April 2011
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1585/
21 – UNHCR Central Asia: UNHCR Roundtable is the first step of the Action Plan on Reducing and Preventing Statelessness, 29 April 2011
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1567/
22 – UNHCR Central Asia: UNHCR Representative welcomes signing of the MoU in Kazakhstan, 20 June 2011
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1601/
23 – Reliefweb: UNHCR Regional Representative/Regional Coordinator visits Tajikistan, 5 October 2011
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1726/
24 – Asia Plus: Every month, 10-15 Afghan families arrive in Tajikistan to seek asylum, 7 October 2011
25 – UNHCR Central Asia: Visit of the Regional Representative of the UN Refugee Agency to the Kyrgyz Republic, 20 October 2011
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1736/
26 – UNHCR Central Asia: Statelessness Roundtable brought issues of stateless people closer for representatives of NGO and media, 16 December 2011
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1776/
27 – UNHCR Central Asia: Visit of the Regional Representative to Turkmenistan framed the coming OIC Conference, 6 February 2012
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/news/1801/
28 – UNHCR Central Asia: UNHCR got closer to officially launching the Almaty process on mixed migration, 7 September 2012
https://www.unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/news/1919/
29 – Innovative Tajikistan – Asia Plus, UNHR to assist Tajikistan with providing shelter for refugees, 27 September 2012
https://news.tj/en/news/unhr-assist-tajikistan-providing-shelter-refugees
30 – UNHCR Central Asia: UNHCR conducts a forum on emergency preparedness and discusses main issues with the Government, 27 September 2012
https://unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/press-releases/1930/
31 – UNHCR Central Asia: Meeting of UNHCR Regional Representative with the President of Turkmenistan Forges Cooperation, 10 October 2012
https://www.unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/news/1935/
32 – Kabar: Kyrgyzstan is extremely important in promoting stability and development in Central Asia, 28 January 2013
http://old.kabar.kg/eng/politics/full/6182
33 – UNHCR Central Asia: Kyrgyz President, UNHCR Discuss Mixed Migration, Emergency Preparedness, Statelessness and Refugees, 29 January 2013
https://www.unhcr.kz/eng/news-of-the-region/news/1984/
34 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan: Meeting of the Deputy Foreign Minister with the Regional Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 13 March 2014
http://mfa.tj/%20rel=?l=en&cat=8&art=272
35 – Kazinform, Refugees’ acceptance rate grew to 60% in Kazakhstan, 28 March 2014
https://www.inform.kz/en/refugees-acceptance-rate-grew-to-60-in-kazakhstan-unhcr_a2642875
36 – MIDIMAR, Republic of Rwanda: UNHCR new Representative affirms commitment to apply Gvt policies in refugees’ management, 4 August 2014
37 – Rwanda National Police: Police officers in “International Protection of Refugees” workshop, 16 September 2014
38 – Republic of Rwanda Parliament: The president of the Senate received the UNHCR country representative in an audience – 16 December 2014
39 – Aljazeera: Thousands of Burundians flee to Rwanda, 17 April 2015
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/thousands-burundians-flee-rwanda-150417060447240.html
40 – RFI Afrique: Saber Azam: «les réfugiés burundais ont peur d’une guerre civile», 15 May 2015
http://m.rfi.fr/emission/20150515-saber-azam-hcr-rwanda-refugies-ont-peur-une-guerre-civile/
41 – IGIHE : U Rwanda rwashimiwe uko rwitwara mu kibazo cy’impunzi z’Abarundi, 21 May 2015
http://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/u-rwanda-rurashimirwa-uko-rwitwara
42 – BBC News: Abarundi bahungiye mu Rwanda bajanywe mu makambi, 22 May 2015
https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru/2015/04/150422_burundi_rwanda
43 – Info Grands Lacs: La journée internationale des réfugiés célébrée dans le camp des réfugiés de Mahama, 20 June 2015
44 – Mondiaal Nieuws, Burundese vluchtelingen vrezen herhaling van de geschiedenis, 7 August 2015
https://www.mo.be/reportage/burundese-vluchtelingen-vrezen-herhaling-van-de-geschiedenis
45 – Embassy of Japan in Rwanda: Visit to Mahama Refugee Camp, 27 October 2015
https://www.rw.emb-japan.go.jp/economic_coop20151027mahama.html
46 – France 24: Le camp de Mahama, centre de recrutement de rebelles selon le Burundi, 4 Novembre 2015
47 – RFI Afrique, Allégations de recrutement de rebelles burundais dans un camp rwandais, 25 Novembre 2015
http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20151125-burundi-rwanda-allegations-recrutement-refugies
48 – Boiling Point – Hedon Household Energy Network, Interview with Azam Saber, Rwanda Country Representative for UNHCR, Issue 68, 2016
https://www.cleancookingalliance.org/binary-data/RESOURCE/file/000/000/458-2.pdf
49 – Reuters: Malala shocked as crying Burundian girls recall rape fleeing war, 15 July 2016
50 – All Africa: University Education for Burundian Refugees in the Offing, 17 July 2016
https://allafrica.com/stories/201607181020.html
51 – UNHCR Rwanda: Ambassadors in Rwanda visit Mugombwa Refugee Camp following Rwanda’s Commitments at the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees convened by United States President Obama – 27 September 2016
52 – United Nations Rwanda: MIDIMAR and UNHCR Affirm Plan to Include Refugees in Rwanda’s National Development, 1 November 2016
53 – UNHCR Rwanda: Hollywood Actress Kristin Davis visits Refugees hosted in Rwanda, 20 December 2016
https://www.unhcr.org/rw/874-hollywood-actress-kristin-davis-visits-refugees-hosted-in-rwanda.html
54 – Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Mahama Refugee Camp Opens Two Health Centers, 26 January 2017
https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/rwanda/stories/mahama_refugee_camp.html
http://en.igihe.com/news/new-health-facilities-inaugurated-in-mahama.html
55 – UNHCR Rwanda: UNHCR, Airtel Rwanda, and I&M Bank (Rwanda) partner together to strengthen the return of Rwandan refugees through cash grants, 16 February 2017
56 – UNHCR Rwanda: Inauguration of Women’s Opportunity Centre for Refugees on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 10 March 2017
57 – UNHCR Rwanda: Communiqué final – Réunion tripartite Congo-Rwanda-UNHCR du 3 au 4 avril 2017 – Kigali, 6 April 2017
58 – UNHCR Rwanda: Kwibuka 23: UNHCR pays tribute to Rwandans killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, 21 April 2017
59 – UNHCR Rwanda: UNHCR Highlights Contribution of Refugees to Rwanda’s Development at Cultural Evening Sponsored by Kigali Marriott Hotel, 21 June 2017
60 – The New Times of Rwanda, UNHCR’s Azam Saber’s service exemplary, 3 July 2017
https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/215383
61 – Face 2 Face Africa: Why Rwandan refugees in Malawi won’t go back home, 4 January 2018
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/rwandan-refugees-malawi-wont-go-back-home
62 – Lecture at the University of Geneva on 23 November 2023