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UNHCR to set up refugee camp in Liberia as Ivorians continue to flee
31 Dec 2010 UNHCR decides to establish a camp in Liberia to shelter refugees fleeing from neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. Some 18,000 people have fled to Liberia. -
UNHCR beefs up Côte d'Ivoire preparedness, as political crisis deepens
21 Dec 2010 UNHCR ready to cope with the needs of up to 30,000 Ivorian refugees after airlifting additional supplies to Liberia and Guinea from emergency stockpile. -
Post-electoral tensions drive some 2,000 Ivorians into Liberia and Guinea
10 Dec 2010 UNHCR closely follows post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire and takes steps to strengthen readiness to respond if more people flee to neighbouring countries. -
Former Liberian refugee seeks to help others adjust to life in US
11 Mar 2009 Jacob Massaquoi, a former refugee from Liberia, heads African Refuge, which seeks to ease the transition for those adjusting to new lives in the United States. -
Sierra Leonean refugees relocate to new houses in Liberia
22 Sep 2008 Sixteen Sierra Leonean refugee families relocate to houses rehabilitated in a town near the Liberian capital Monrovia under the local integration process. -
Liberian town sets aside land for local integration of Sierra Leoneans
20 Aug 2008 A town in northern Liberia sets aside land for the construction of 60 houses for Sierra Leonean refugees, giving a boost to efforts aimed at local integration. -
French youngsters donate toys to uprooted children in Liberia
4 Jul 2008 A Parisian museum sends hundreds of donated toys to returnee and internally displaced children in Liberia with the help of an aviation charity and UNHCR. -
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf stresses development
16 Jun 2008 President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf tells top UNHCR official it is time for Liberia to move from the humanitarian to the development stage of recovery. -
Relaunched Liberian repatriation operation gains momentum
27 May 2008 UNHCR helps almost 900 Liberians return home from other West African countries since resuming a voluntary repatriation programme in mid-April.