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Two more counties safe for return, says Liberian government
11 Oct 2004 Amid news that Bong and River Cess counties have been declared safe for return, UNHCR has facilitated the repatriation of a second convoy from Sierra Leone and is tracking the returnees' progress at home. -
UNHCR starts repatriation to Liberia; first refugees arrive on convoy, airlift
1 Oct 2004 The inaugural convoy of 77 Liberians has returned on nine trucks from Sierra Leone, crossing back through Bo Waterside. The first airlift of 100 refugees has also left Ghana, marking a good start to UNHCR's facilitated repatriation operation to Liberia. -
Potential returnees ask: Will we still have a home in Liberia?
30 Sep 2004 Property restitution and general rehabilitation are some of the main concerns raised by returning Liberians on the eve of the start of UNHCR's facilitated repatriation operation to Liberia. -
Banging the drum for peace in West Africa
30 Sep 2004 UNHCR and Talking Drum Studio have been working on a multimedia information programme to inform displaced Liberians about their options for return. The regularly-updated information is presented in novel ways - through radio operas and interactive theatre. -
West African countries sign agreements on Liberian returns
27 Sep 2004 The Liberian government and UNHCR have signed agreements with the governments of Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Sierra Leone to set the main legal and operational framework for the voluntary return of more than 340,000 Liberian refugees in the region, starting on October 1. -
African Union Ambassadors meet refugees in Sierra Leone
23 Sep 2004 A high-level African Union delegation has completed a West Africa mission, where they met Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire to see refugee situations first hand and determine what the AU can do to improve their lives as part of a new plan of action in Africa. -
First refugees sign up for return to Liberia
23 Sep 2004 On the first day of registration, more than 100 Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone's Gondama camp booked themselves seats on the first return convoy set to cross back into Liberia on October 1. -
UNHCR starts registering Liberian refugees for return from Sierra Leone
21 Sep 2004 The refugee agency has started registration in eastern Sierra Leone's Gondama and Tobanda camps after informing the refugees about their home conditions, repatriation and reintegration assistance, and other details. The facilitated repatriation will start in October. -
Liberian government declares four counties safe for return ahead of UNHCR repatriation
16 Sep 2004 Two weeks before the start of UNHCR's voluntary repatriation to Liberia, the government has declared Bomi, Gbarpolu, Grand Cape Mount and Margibi counties safe for return. Meanwhile, the agency and its partners continue rehabilitation projects that will help the returnees settle back home.