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Number of Sudanese repatriated from Uganda this year tops 20,000
23 Apr 2009 More than 20,000 Sudanese refugees have gone back home from Uganda with UNHCR help since the beginning of this year as the pace of return grows. -
Deteriorating security in parts of South Sudan hampers refugee returns
24 Mar 2009 The deteriorating security situation in parts of South Sudan is hampering the repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. -
World Water Day: How UNHCR is making water safe and plentiful in eastern Sudan
20 Mar 2009 UNHCR focuses on distribution and safe storage of water in eastern Sudan camps housing tens of thousands of "forgotten people" in protracted refugee situation. -
International Women's Day: Peanut butter, pottery and sewing help empower refugee women
6 Mar 2009 UNHCR-backed projects give Sudanese refugee women skills that will be useful to them in the future when they resume their lives as ordinary citizens. -
Small emergencies in Africa combining into one budget problem
5 Mar 2009 Each influx seems relatively minor, but when the new emergencies are added UNHCR is seeing unexpected strains on its budget and operations in Africa. -
Number of Congolese fleeing Lord's Resistance Army tops 15,000
17 Feb 2009 The number Congolese refugees seeking safety in South Sudan since attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) last year has passed the 15,000 mark. -
Number of returnees to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark
10 Feb 2009 The number of refugee returns to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark, including 142,000 assisted home by the UN refugee agency. -
Refugees evacuated from desert camp to safe haven in Romania
29 Jan 2009 A group of Sudanese refugees swap the heat and sand of Iraq for the cold of Romania as they shelter in a special transit centre awaiting resettlement. -
Sudanese local officials meet refugees in Uganda; urge them to return home
28 Jan 2009 UNHCR has been helping local Sudanese officials visit refugee camps in Uganda and other countries to talk to potential returnees about conditions back home.