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Congolese children benefit from gift of UNHCR school
24 Jan 2005 With the return home of 40,000 Angolans, UNHCR plans this year to phase out its assistance to refugees in the Bas Congo area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a parting gift, the agency has handed over a school and health centre to the local community. -
Liberian refugees start coming home from Côte d'Ivoire
12 Jan 2005 The first land convoy bringing Liberian refugees from Côte d'Ivoire arrived home this week, bringing to about 6,000 the total number of Liberian refugees UNHCR has helped to come home in the past 15 months. -
Another angle to Angola, refugee host country
21 Dec 2004 Angola is not just a country that used to produce refugees and now welcomes them home. It also hosts thousands of refugees from other parts of Africa and countries as far away as Iraq and China. UNHCR is working to help these refugees attain self-sufficiency. -
Liberian port receives first return ship from Ghana
20 Dec 2004 The first group of 384 Liberian refugees who sailed from Ghana last week has arrived at Monrovia's Freeport. The returnees broke into songs and cheers even before the ship docked, while their relatives on land danced and rushed to welcome their long-lost kin. -
First group of refugees sails home from Ghana to Liberia
16 Dec 2004 A group of 385 Liberian refugees has left Ghana in the first sea movement of the Liberian return operation. Meanwhile, UNHCR and the UN Development Programme have signed an agreement to collaborate on self-sufficiency projects in areas of return. -
UNHCR closes second season of Angolan returns; boosts assistance in return areas
14 Dec 2004 As the UN refugee agency winds down its second season of assisted repatriation to Angola, earlier returnees have shared their experiences with UNHCR staff, telling them that coming home is only the beginning of the long and sometimes arduous process of reintegration. -
UNHCR, WFP concerned about food cuts in Zambia
10 Dec 2004 Refugees in Zambia have seen their food rations halved in the last two months, said the UN refugee agency, warning that the deteriorating situation was not only detrimental to the health of the refugees, but could also compromise the return operation to Angola. -
Angolans fly home from Botswana as repatriation season closes
9 Dec 2004 Sixty-two Angolan refugees have been airlifted home in the first and last repatriation group this year from Botswana's Dukwi camp. UNHCR's Pumla Rulashe follows their emotional journey back to Angola. -
Model refugee will be missed upon return to Angola, say aid workers
9 Dec 2004 For years, Angolan refugee Xavier Pio was indispensable in Botswana's Dukwi refugee camp, teaching Portuguese and taking part in income-generating and awareness-raising activities. The camp is sad to lose him as he leaves for home, but they know that Angola will be gaining a model returnee.