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UNHCR concerned about 5,000 Rwandans on Burundi border
11 May 2005 More than 600 people gathered in Geneva for a charity concert organised by the Geneva Lion's Club in support of UNHCR's "Together for Girls" initiative in Dadaab refugee camp. -
Tanzania camp to close as Burundian refugees return home
5 Apr 2005 Karago camp will be closed towards the end of April as Tanzania consolidates camps that are emptying out with the departure of Burundian refugees for home. However, UNHCR notes that the pace of returns has slowed and that the Burundi repatriation programme is severely under-funded. -
Burundi reintegration to receive $300,000 boost from OPEC Fund
18 Mar 2005 The UN refugee agency announced today that the OPEC Fund for International Development has agreed to contribute $300,000 to support UNHCR's efforts to help some 4,000 refugee families who recently returned home to two provinces in north-eastern Burundi. -
Hundreds of Burundians flee for Rwanda, citing fears of violence
11 Mar 2005 More than 800 Burundians have arrived in neighbouring Rwanda in the last two weeks amid a reported rise in tensions surrounding a recent referendum. This, together with the worsening food shortage in northern Burundi, could affect the repatriation of Burundian refugees. -
MONUC, Congolese troops move recent returnees home in Kivu region
15 Oct 2004 The group of over 1,600 Congolese who returned from Burundi this week is being escorted to home areas like Uvira, Baraka, Minembwe and the Ruzizi plain. UNHCR continues to stress that the situation is still volatile, and will monitor the returnees' condition when it opens a new office in Uvira. -
Waiting refugees granted return to DR Congo
12 Oct 2004 After days of stand-off at the border, the Congolese government has agreed to allow some 1,300 Congolese refugees to return from Burundi. Concerned that the returnees' home area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still insecure, UNHCR is opening an office in Uvira to assist them. -
Congolese refugees waiting on DRC-Burundi border
8 Oct 2004 Some 1,300 Congolese refugees are stuck in the border area of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, waiting for permission to return home despite advice against doing so. -
UNHCR seeks assurances to returnee group's safety in South Kivu
28 Sep 2004 The UN refugee agency has urged the Congolese authorities to ensure the safety of a group of 366 Congolese refugees who have chosen to return from Burundi despite hostilities at home. -
UNHCR moves first refugees to Burundi camp; concerned about pressure near border
24 Sep 2004 The UN refugee agency has started moving Congolese refugees in the insecure Burundi border area to the new Gihanga camp further inland. However, the smaller-than-expected convoy has raised concerns that the refugees may be under pressure not to relocate.