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UNHCR hails 10th anniversary of Canada's Guidelines on gender-related persecution
7 Mar 2003 On International Women's Day, the UN refugee agency pays tribute to Canada's leadership in recognising the particular protection needs of refugee women. The Canadian Guidelines have made it clear that the kinds of persecution feared by refugee women fall squarely within the five grounds for refugee status set out in the 1951 Convention - even though gender is not one of the stated grounds. -
UNHCR concerned about aid workers' disappearance in eastern Liberia
5 Mar 2003 The UN refugee agency is doing all it can to help locate three humanitarian workers from its partner organisation, the Adventist Relief and Development Agency, who went missing after recent rebel fighting in Toe Town, eastern Liberia. -
Thousands flee attack on transit camp in eastern Liberia
3 Mar 2003 The UN refugee agency has expressed grave concern after rebel fighting hit a transit centre in eastern Liberia's Toe Town, displacing some 2,500 recent arrivals from Côte d'Ivoire who had sought refuge from the Ivorian conflict. -
Get us out of Côte d'Ivoire, plead Liberian refugees
18 Feb 2003 A group of Liberian refugees have been demonstrating outside the UN refugee agency's office in Abidjan, pleading to be evacuated from a life of fear and harassment. Some have come from as far as western Côte d'Ivoire to make their voices heard. -
Liberian refugees in limbo in West Africa
14 Feb 2003 Liberian refugees are fleeing civil conflict at home and facing rising hostilities in Côte d'Ivoire. Some 1,800 have fled fighting in northern Liberia for Sierra Leone while tens of thousands are desperate to leave strife-torn Ivorian cities in the south and west. -
UNHCR could expand emergency repatriation from Ivorian south-west
4 Feb 2003 Having moved more than 1,500 Liberian refugees home from Tabou, the UN refugee agency is looking at repatriating others stranded in villages outside Tabou. Meanwhile, as tensions continue in Abidjan, displaced refugees are getting increasingly anxious and asking to be evacuated. -
Liberian repatriation back on track as Ivorian tensions continue
31 Jan 2003 The UN refugee agency resumes most of its operations in Côte d'Ivoire amid continued tensions in Tabou between locals and Liberian refugees. More than 1,250 Liberians have returned home with UNHCR assistance so far, and over 1,700 more are set to follow. -
UNHCR resumes Ivorian operation for now; top official voices hope and concern
29 Jan 2003 The UN refugee agency has partially resumed its work in Côte d'Ivoire, sending 100 Liberian refugees home from Tabou. But the climate is still unsettled, and UNHCR will assess the situation on a daily basis. Meanwhile, the Deputy High Commissioner gives a rundown of her recent trip to the region. -
UNHCR temporarily suspends operations in Côte d'Ivoire
28 Jan 2003 Due to the recent unrest in Abidjan and the overall climate of insecurity, the UN refugee agency has temporarily suspended its operations in the country. The week-long repatriation of Liberians from south-western Côte d'Ivoire has also stopped after helping 900 people to go home.