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Time to speed up returns to Liberia, says Lubbers
3 Feb 2005 The time is right for accelerated returns to Liberia, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers after meeting returnees, talking to government officials and experiencing the peace process for himself. -
Lubbers hails return movements in West Africa
3 Feb 2005 Mid-way through his mission to the region, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers has celebrated the return of peace in Sierra Leone and the improved security in Liberia, two developments which have allowed thousands of refugees to go home. -
UNHCR to spend $14 million on IDP return in Liberia; more counties cleared for return
1 Feb 2005 The UN refugee agency has committed $14 million to help the return and reintegration of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Liberia this year, just days after the Liberian government declared seven more counties safe for return. -
Don't forget us after refugees leave, Guinea tells Lubbers
31 Jan 2005 On the first leg of his four-nation West Africa visit, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers has assured Guinean authorities that UNHCR would advocate for rehabilitation and reconstruction support to Guinea following the return of refugees to Liberia and Sierra Leone. -
Liberian refugees start coming home from Côte d'Ivoire
12 Jan 2005 The first land convoy bringing Liberian refugees from Côte d'Ivoire arrived home this week, bringing to about 6,000 the total number of Liberian refugees UNHCR has helped to come home in the past 15 months. -
Liberian port receives first return ship from Ghana
20 Dec 2004 The first group of 384 Liberian refugees who sailed from Ghana last week has arrived at Monrovia's Freeport. The returnees broke into songs and cheers even before the ship docked, while their relatives on land danced and rushed to welcome their long-lost kin. -
First group of refugees sails home from Ghana to Liberia
16 Dec 2004 A group of 385 Liberian refugees has left Ghana in the first sea movement of the Liberian return operation. Meanwhile, UNHCR and the UN Development Programme have signed an agreement to collaborate on self-sufficiency projects in areas of return. -
Birth registration no small affair for refugee children in Ghana
8 Dec 2004 The UN refugee agency and the Ghanaian Registrar of Births and Deaths are registering children in Buduburam refugee settlement in order to provide them with birth certificates. This will fulfil their birthright to an identity and facilitate repatriation should their parents choose to return to Liberia. -
Liberian refugees go home for the holidays and harvest
7 Dec 2004 Some 250 Liberian refugees have left Sierra Leone on the largest return convoy to date, arriving home in time for the year-end festivities. Among them are farmers who can look forward to agricultural reintegration assistance in the coming year.