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Fresh fighting drives new surge of Liberians into Côte d'Ivoire
3 Jun 2003 More than 2,000 Liberian refugees have fled fresh fighting in Plebo, south-eastern Liberia, and arrived in Tabou, south-western Côte d'Ivoire, in the last three days. This puts added pressure on the Ivorian town already overwhelmed by recent arrivals from Liberia. -
Liberian influx slows down; UNHCR tries to ease tensions with Ivorian hosts
22 May 2003 An estimated 15,000 Liberian refugees have arrived in south-western Côte d'Ivoire after fleeing the rebel advance in southern Liberia. The UN refugee agency is trying to minimise local tensions by sharing relief supplies. It is also pushing for the establishment of a proper refugee camp in Tabou. -
Liberians flee rebel threat in refugee-hosting south
20 May 2003 More than 10,000 primarily Liberian refugees have fled to neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire amid fears of rebel attacks in southern Liberia. The UN refugee agency has urged the rebels to respect and protect the civilian population, including refugees and third-country nationals hosted in the conflict zone. -
Lubbers urges political solution for Liberia's worsening humanitarian situation
15 May 2003 Nearly half of Liberia's population has been displaced or risks displacement in the raging civil war, says UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers, calling for a cease-fire so that desperate victims can receive aid again. -
Lubbers seeks solutions for refugees caught in Ivorian conflict
12 May 2003 On the first leg of his mission to West Africa, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers met with top leaders of strife-torn Côte d'Ivoire and told thousands of Liberian refugees stranded at Nicla camp that UNHCR was working hard to find solutions for them, despite a difficult political environment. -
UNHCR urges solutions for refugees to combat trafficking
29 Apr 2003 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has told an international gathering in Indonesia that a crackdown on people smuggling and trafficking must be accompanied by an effort to find solutions for those fleeing violence and persecution. -
Hundreds flow back into Côte d'Ivoire amid Liberian conflict
10 Apr 2003 The tide has turned again in West Africa. Some of the 95,000 people who recently fled the Ivorian crisis for Liberia are reported to be crossing back into troubled Côte d'Ivoire as fighting intensifies in eastern Liberia. -
Thousands of refugees caught in renewed fighting in eastern Liberia
27 Mar 2003 In the midst of fresh rebel fighting in eastern Liberia, the UN refugee agency has lost touch with some 5,000 Ivorian refugees and other West African nationals at its transit camp in Zwedru. -
UNHCR appeals for $29 million to help victims of Ivorian crisis
21 Mar 2003 The UN refugee agency has launched a revised appeal to help 163,000 people who could be affected by the Ivorian crisis this year. The fresh funds will go to building and rehabilitating camps in Liberia and Guinea, and life-saving solutions for Liberians remaining in Côte d'Ivoire, among other operations.