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New funds bring UNHCR closer to this year's Angola budget
31 Oct 2003 Japan has contributed an additional $1.8 million towards the UN refugee agency's 2003 budget for Angola, leaving a shortfall of more than $3 million in efforts to help Angolan refugees return and reintegrate at home. -
Angolan returns cross 40,000 mark despite obstacles and rains
28 Oct 2003 More than 40,000 Angolan refugees have gone home with UNHCR assistance since the start of organised repatriation in June. However, the onset of the rainy season in some parts of Angola, among other obstacles, has already caused the pace of returns to slow down. -
UNHCR concerned about harassment at Congolese camp in Angola
10 Oct 2003 Following a recent spate of harassment in a camp north of Luanda, the UN refugee agency has appealed to Angolan authorities to guarantee the safety of refugees and aid workers at this and other refugee sites around the country. -
Organised returns to Angola reach 35,000, UNHCR ups pace before rains
9 Oct 2003 The UN refugee agency is expanding its voluntary repatriation programme for Angolan refugees before the onset of the rainy season when roads become impassable in one of the world's most heavily-mined regions. So far, 35,000 Angolan refugees have gone home with UNHCR from three neighbouring countries -
Lubbers hails returns to Angola; urges more reconstruction
25 Aug 2003 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has ended his Africa mission after witnessing the excitement of repatriation to Angola. He cautioned that the country's interior is in dire need of rehabilitation, adding that positive results would bring more funding for reintegration. -
Rehabilitate more areas for Angola's returnees, urges Lubbers
22 Aug 2003 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has urged the Angolan government to prioritise the rehabilitation of war-damaged areas so that more communes can soon be open for Angolan returnees from regional countries. -
Angolan returns cross 12,000; UNHCR plans gradual increase
12 Aug 2003 More than 12,000 Angolan refugees have returned home since organised repatriation started on June 20. The UN refugee agency is stepping up efforts to open areas of return, provide reintegration assistance and reach out to spontaneous returnees. -
Refugee returns to Angola gather momentum
17 Jul 2003 Over the past four weeks, more than 5,000 Angolans have returned to their homes from years of exile in the neighbouring countries. -
Zambia bids festive farewell to first Angolan returnees
11 Jul 2003 UNHCR staff, Zambian officials and thousands of Angolan refugees in western Zambia's Meheba camp thronged a departure centre on Friday to see off the first return convoy of 500 refugees making a 400-km journey to their homeland.