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Last UNHCR flight from Central African Republic brings refugees to Sudan
12 Apr 2007 UNHCR said on Thursday it had organised its last voluntary repatriation flight for Sudanese refugees in the Central African Republic a day after a plane landed here in Western Equatoria state carrying 31 returnees. -
UNHCR's repatriation programme for South Sudan hits 50,000 mark
10 Apr 2007 UNHCR's repatriation programme for South Sudan topped the 50,000 mark this week when a group of 84 Sudanese refugees flew to the town of Yambio from Central African Republic (CAR). -
UNHCR-led team visits destroyed ghost town of Birao in Central African Republic
27 Mar 2007 UN agencies and non-governmental organisations visited remote Birao in the far north-east of the Central African Republic at the weekend and found the town in ruins and almost empty some three weeks after it was attacked by a militant group. -
Number of refugees returning to southern Sudan tops 100,000 mark
29 Jan 2007 More than 100,000 refugees have returned to southern Sudan since the launch of a voluntary repatriation programme two years ago, including some 30,000 with the help of UNHCR. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese in Central African Republic
18 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency has resumed the repatriation of southern Sudanese refugees from the Central African Republic after suspending the operation for several months due to security concerns. Over the weekend, 205 people were flown back to their homeland. -
UNHCR helps Angolans return home from Central African Republic
8 Jun 2006 A small group of Angolan refugees have started to return home from the Central African Republic with the one-off help of UNHCR. The refugee agency will help the 21 people from four families integrate back into Angolan society. -
Continuing attacks in Central African Republic push refugees into Chad
21 Feb 2006 The number of refugees fleeing violent attacks in the lawless northern Central African Republic is rising steadily, with over 200 crossing into southern Chad every day. Refugees tell harrowing stories of attacks by government forces, rebel groups and bandits. They say many more people are in hiding in the bush in CAR, too petrified to return home. -
CAR refugees fleeing lawlessness and violence cross into southern Chad
17 Feb 2006 A fresh influx of more than 2,800 refugees from Central African Republic (CAR) crossed over into southern Chad this week, fleeing violent attacks by bandits, armed rebels and security forces in the lawless, northern part of CAR. -
Sudanese refugees in Central African Republic start returning home
2 Feb 2006 After almost two decades in exile, 50 Sudanese refugees flew home on Thursday from the Central African Republic, the first of thousands whom the UN refugee agency expects to help repatriate from CAR during 2006 and 2007.