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UNHCR resumes refugee repatriation to Congo after poll-linked suspension
1 Sep 2006 UNHCR has resumed the organised voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees following a suspension of activities before, during and after the first round of presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Burundian refugees face challenges of identity, land ownership on return
28 Aug 2006 Since the year 2000, some 60,000 Burundians have returned to their homeland from Tanzania. The reintegration of the returnees is challenging - especially for people who fled in the early 1970s and those of their children born in camps overseas. -
UNHCR fears fighting could swell numbers of Somalis fleeing into Kenya
11 Aug 2006 Somali refugees are arriving at Dadaab in north-east Kenya at a rate of 100 per day, but UNHCR fears the numbers could rise even higher if fighting between the Union of Islamic Courts and the transitional government gets worse. If this happened, the UN refugee agency would need to open another camp and secure more funding. -
Congolese artist wins acclaim for canvasses of his life as a refugee
13 Jul 2006 Congolese artist Milus once painted the portrait of President Mobutu Sese Seko and became a national celebrity. Today he paints scenes from his life, including his escape from Democratic Republic of the Congo and daily existence in a Tanzanian refugee camp. His work is attracting a lot of attention. -
Almost 500 Congolese refugees ferried home across Africa's longest lake
7 Jul 2006 A UNHCR-chartered ferry carrying 488 Congolese refugees crossed Lake Tanganyika from Tanzania and docked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But Friday's voyage will be the last organised by UNHCR before presidential and parliamentary elections due at the end of the month. -
Mobile phone helps one Somali refugee send long-distance SOS
23 Jun 2006 Two worlds collide when a Somali refugee uses his mobile phone to place an SOS call with a UN office in London. The stereotypical image of the faceless anonymous victim of another African disaster is shattered, and a voice and a name are given to the tragedy unfolding in the Horn of Africa. -
UNHCR's Guterres thanks Europe, visits camp for Burundi refugees
15 Jun 2006 High Commissioner António Guterres and his European counterpart, Louis Michel, visited a camp in Tanzania for Burundian refugees. Guterres told the refugees that UNHCR could not support them without European Union aid. -
Repatriation from Kenya to southern Sudan picks up steam
7 Jun 2006 Since the launch of UNHCR's voluntary repatriation programme from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp to south Sudan last December, the pace of returns has increased. Almost 1,300 Sudanese have gone home from this one centre. -
"Fotola" - Microsoft and UNHCR team up to better protect refugees
10 Apr 2006 A comprehensive database with more complete information on individual refugees and their needs has been set up in a joint project between the UN refugee agency and software company Microsoft. Tanzania is one of 41 countries where the project it is providing added protection for refugees.